NHTSA campaign 22V471000 · Manufacturer campaign 69BT

Audi Recall 22V-471: Inflator May Explode or Underinflate Air Bag

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 22V471000 (Manufacturer campaign 69BT) was reported by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on July 1, 2022, with 28,624 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi A4 and Audi A8 for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on September 21, 2021, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 22V471000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 22V471000 (also written 22V-471 or 22V471)
Filed by: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Manufacturer campaign number: 69BT
Report received: July 1, 2022
Potentially affected: 28,624 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified: September 21, 2021

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V471000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Audi

Audi A4
- 1997, 1998
Audi A8
- 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V471000.

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 1998 Audi A8 and 1997-1998 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to explode or the air bag cushion to underinflate.

Safety consequence

The inflator could explode during air bag deployment, resulting in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternative inflator of a different design, free of charge. Owner notification letters were sent September 21, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BT. The vehicles in this recall were mistakenly omitted from recall 20V-056. All vehicle owners have already been notified by mail and informed that the remedy is available.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V471000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.