Audi A4, A5, RS 5, S4 and 1 more (2017-2020): Air bags
Recall 21V874000 · Nov 10, 2021 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
208,332
vehicles affected
208,332
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V874000
- Date
- Nov 10, 2021
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 208,332
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification > Front passenger; Seats
- Model years
- 2017-2020
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
What can happen
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 15 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V874000?
5 models: Audi A4 (2017-2020), Audi A5 (2018-2020), Audi RS 5 (2018-2019) and 2 more, about 208,332 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V874000?
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9).
What can happen?
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of 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.