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2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet Recalls & Complaints

The 2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Audi dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

Seatbelt Component may Detach and Enter the Cabin

NHTSA #17V150000 · Seat Belts — Pretensioner · NHTSA notice

Reported March 8, 2017 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 1,676 vehicles

Repair completion: 83.11% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 69O8 · Owners notified June 28, 2017 · Vehicles built June 7, 2016 – November 24, 2016 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. A component within the front, rear, and rear center seat belt retractor pretensioners may detach after the seatbelt retractor pretensioner is deployed in the event of a crash.

Safety consequence

Although, the seat belt will operate as intended in the event of a crash, the pretensioner component may be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety belt retractors/pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began on June 28,2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 69O8.

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2017 Audi S5 Cabriolet.

Other Audi S5 Cabriolet model years

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