Audi A6, A7 (2012-2013): Air bags
Recall 15V823000 · Dec 8, 2015 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
21,074
vehicles affected
21,074
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V823000
- Date
- Dec 8, 2015
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 21,074
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2012-2013
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Audi A6 vehicles manufactured March 28, 2011, to March 25, 2013, and 2012-2013 Audi A7 vehicles manufactured January 25, 2011, to March 19, 2013. In vehicles with heated and cooled seats, the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS), used to enable the front passenger air bags, may malfunction and prevent the passenger-side air bags from deploying in a crash.
What can happen
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of occupant injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D1.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V823000?
2 models: Audi A6 (2012-2013), Audi A7 (2012-2013), about 21,074 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V823000?
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D1.
What can happen?
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of occupant injury in 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.