The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2023-2024 SQ8, RSQ8, Q8, Q7, and 2024 SQ7 vehicles. The driver's seat side air bag may have been improperly mounted to the seatback frame. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
The risk
An improperly mounted air bag may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and reinstall the air bag as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GA.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi Q7 | 2023, 2024 |
| Audi Q8 | 2023, 2024 |
| Audi RS Q8 | 2023, 2024 |
| Audi SQ7 | 2024 |
| Audi SQ8 | 2023, 2024 |
Components: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
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 Q7 | 2023 | 16 | 3 |
| Audi Q7 | 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| Audi Q8 | 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| Audi Q8 | 2024 | 23 | 3 |
| Audi RS Q8 | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi RS Q8 | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Audi SQ7 | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Audi SQ8 | 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| Audi SQ8 | 2024 | 2 | 2 |
Other air bags recalls in 2023
34 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the air bags; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 23V830000 22 Dec 2023 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 23V870000 21 Dec 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V865000 20 Dec 2023 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 23V837000 12 Dec 2023 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 23V797000 24 Nov 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V780000 21 Nov 2023 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 23V715000 25 Oct 2023 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 23V671000 4 Oct 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
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