Product Wiki · Recalls · U.S. NHTSA

AUDI S3 (2020) — recall 21V198000

U.S. NHTSA · United States · 2021-03-22

Compiled from an official source — the facts on this page are reproduced from the issuing authority’s own published notice, which is linked above. No AI-generated text appears on this page. How we use AI →
Agency
U.S. NHTSA
Recall identifier
21V198000
Date of alert
2021-03-22
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
vehicle recall
Brand
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Product category
vehicle
Product type
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Reported risk: 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.
Primary source: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=21V198000

Verify each fact at the issuing agency before acting. Recall scope, affected lots, and remediation instructions may be updated by the agency after our last sync.

Related

ProductGuru indexes recall and safety-alert records from ~30 public agency registries. We are not lawyers, regulators or product-safety consultants. This page restates what the named agency published; consult the primary source above (or qualified counsel in your jurisdiction) before any commercial, medical or safety decision.