Audi A3, A3 Sportback E-TRON, RS 3, S3 (2015-2020): Air bags
Recall 21V198000 · Mar 22, 2021 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
153,152
vehicles affected
153,152
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V198000
- Date
- Mar 22, 2021
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 153,152
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > On-off switch assembly; Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification > Front passenger
- Model years
- 2015-2020
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.
What can happen
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 19 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V198000?
4 models: Audi A3 (2015-2020), Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron (2016-2018), Audi RS 3 (2017-2020) and 1 more, about 153,152 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V198000?
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.
What can happen?
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.