The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022 A3 Sedan and S3 Sedan vehicles. The child seat anchorage fitting sleeves are incorrectly marked with a different symbol than the one described in the owner's manual. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
An incorrectly marked child restraint anchorage may cause confusion during child seat installation, resulting in a child seat being improperly secured and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace all four fitting sleeves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May24, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72M7.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2022 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 |
Components: CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 | 2 | 7 |
Other child seat recalls in 2022
2 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the child seat; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V520000 21 Jul 2022 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022