- Vehicles
- 145,337
- Built between
- Nov 2015 – Jul 2018
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 September 2019
- Repaired
- 92%
- Unrepaired
- 11,354
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2015 and July 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2018 Audi A4 AllroadBuilt November 2015 to July 2018
- 2018 Audi A5Built February 2017 to July 2018
- 2018 Audi A5 CabrioletBuilt February 2017 to July 2018
- 2017-2018 Audi Allroad
- 2018-2019 Audi RS 5
- 2018 Audi S4Built November 2016 to July 2018
- 2018 Audi S5Built February 2017 to July 2018
- 2018 Audi S5 CabrioletBuilt March 2017 to July 2018
Repair progress
11,354 of 145,337 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
92% repaired — 133,552 of 145,337 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 421
- Scrapped or exported
- 10
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. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
What could happen
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install cable ties to the harness, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2015 to July 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 July 2019
- Owners notified9 September 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 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 24 July 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 Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 74D9.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 74D9
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- 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.