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What this official recall record says
NHTSA campaign 16V955000 was received on 2016-12-29 and is associated with 24 source rows covering 6 listed vehicle applications. The manufacturer shown in the record is Volkswagen Group of America, Inc..
- applications
- 6
- campaign number
- 16V955000
- potential units
- 5,947
- manufacturer campaign number
- VW: 69P4; Audi 69P2
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall 16V955000National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
safety
What the owner should do next
Check the VIN in the official recall lookup. If the campaign applies, contact an authorized dealer about the remedy; recall remedies are normally handled through the manufacturer program. If warning signs or unsafe operation are present, stop driving and arrange safe transport.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
- vin check required
- Yes
- recommended channel
- dealer
SOURCES
- NHTSA VIN recall lookupNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
causes
Defect described in the recall record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
- campaign number
- 16V955000
- official record
- NHTSA recall
safety
Safety consequence in the official record
In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
- do not drive
- No
- park outside
- No
repair options
Official remedy
Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
- vin applicability required
- Yes
- dealer confirmation required
- Yes
applicability
Vehicle applications listed for this campaign
The normalized NHTSA rows contain 6 applications across 2 makes and 6 model labels. This list describes campaign records, not confirmation that an individual VIN is open or unrepaired.
- listed application count
- 6
components
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
applications
- VOLKSWAGEN
- AUDI
- AUDI
- VOLKSWAGEN
- VOLKSWAGEN
- AUDI
SOURCES
- NHTSA recall datasets and APIsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · primary source
methodology
Limits of this database record
Campaign applicability and remedy completion are VIN-specific and can change. This page summarizes the official campaign record; it does not inspect the vehicle, determine whether a symptom is caused by the recalled defect, or replace current instructions from NHTSA or the manufacturer.
- source rows
- 24
- vin check required
- Yes
- individual vehicle verified
- No