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Our severity:HighNHTSA·17V822000·Announced 2017-12-20

Audi Recalls 2018 A5 Coupe Vehicles for Head Curtain Air Bag Defect

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2018 Audi A5 Coupe vehicles because head curtain air bags may not unfold properly, increasing injury risk in crashes.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety component (air bag) that may fail to deploy, creating a risk of harm to occupants in a crash, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2018 Audi A5 Coupe vehicles. The affected vehicles were built with head curtain air bag assemblies that may not unfold properly. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."

In the event of a crash that necessitates the deployment of the head curtain air bag, if the air bag does not deploy properly, vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will modify the head curtain air bags so that they deploy properly, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69T7. 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.

The recalled product

Product
AUDI A5
Brand
AUDI
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Air Bags
Hazard
Affected units
8,037

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • A5

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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