- Vehicles
- 3,326
- Built between
- Apr 2018 – Jul 2018
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 March 2019
- Repaired
- 92%
- Unrepaired
- 251
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2018 and July 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2018 Audi A3 CabrioletBuilt April 2018 to July 2018
- 2018 Audi RS 3Built April 2018 to July 2018
Repair progress
251 of 3,326 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
92% repaired — 3,075 of 3,326 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A3 sedan and RS3 vehicles. The latching pins for the center rear seat head restraint may be missing.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the head restraint may detach and cause injury to the vehicle occupants.
What gets fixed
Audi has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the head restraints, replacing any that are missing pins, free of charge. The recall began on March 7, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2018 to July 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 February 2019
- Owners notified7 March 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 92% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 February 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72I8.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 72I8
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 202
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.