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Audi component within the front, rear, and rear center seat belt retractor pretensioners may detach after the seatbelt retractor pretensioner is deployed in the event of a crash.

NHTSA campaign 17V-150 · Reported March 8, 2017 · 1,676 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi A5 and S5
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,676
REMEDY
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety belt retractors/pretensioners, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the seat belts pretensioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A component within the front, rear, and rear center seat belt retractor pretensioners may detach after the seatbelt retractor pretensioner is deployed in the event of a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

Although, the seat belt will operate as intended in the event of a crash, the pretensioner component may be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety belt retractors/pretensioners, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-150.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017Audi A5
2017Audi S5

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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