The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.
The risk
An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69DZ.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2022 |
| Audi RS 3 | 2022 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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 RS 3 | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 | 2 | 7 |
Other air bags recalls in 2022
32 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the air bags; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V945000 21 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V929000 15 Dec 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V928000 14 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V878000 28 Nov 2022 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 22V873000 23 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V843000 15 Nov 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V858000 2 Nov 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V684000 14 Sept 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022