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Audi seat-mounted head/thorax air bag in the front passenger seat may have been folded incorrectly during installation.

NHTSA campaign 18V-325 · Reported May 16, 2018 · 548 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi S5
VEHICLES AFFECTED
548
REMEDY
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat-mounted head/thorax air bag, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the air bags side/window. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The seat-mounted head/thorax air bag in the front passenger seat may have been folded incorrectly during installation.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the air bag was not folded correctly during installation, the seat-mounted air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat-mounted head/thorax air bag, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-325.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018Audi 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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