NHTSA vehicle safety data
2020 Audi RS 3 Recalls, Ratings & Complaints
The 2020 Audi RS 3 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2020 Audi RS 3. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Audi dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2020 Audi RS 3, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Passenger Air Bag May Deactivate
NHTSA #21V198000 · Air Bags — Sensor — Occupant Classification — Front Passenger · NHTSA notice
Reported March 22, 2021 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 153,152 vehicles
Repair completion: 72.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign 69BY · Owners notified December 23, 2021
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.
Safety consequence
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other Audi RS 3 model years
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