2009 Audi A3: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2009 Audi A3. The newest campaign is 18V082000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Jan 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 47 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V082000, in the NHTSA record
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 476,432 units in total.
- 18V082000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- 16V913000Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- 16V079000Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- 09V377000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- 09V333000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
18V082000Received . 162,782 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 23, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R6. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69R6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V913000Received . 135,683 units.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 45F2/45F5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V079000Received . 151,767 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V377000Received . 10,200 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 audi a3, tt, and tt roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between september 29, 2005 and august 26, 2009. The closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibly allowing fuel to leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the presence of an ignition source, a vehicle fire could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners and audi dealers will replace the fuel tank ventilation valve with an improved valve free of charge. The safety recall began on november 16, 2009. Owners may contact audi at 1-800-253-2834.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 20Q3/J3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
09V333000Received . 16,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passenger cars manufactured between september 2008 and august 2009. The wiring harness of a temperature sensor in the direct shift gearbox (dsg) may have connector wires that were insufficiently crimped. With insufficiently crimped connector wires, a temperature sensor has the potential to falsely detect a high gearbox oil temperature, causing the transmission to abruptly shift to neutral. If this happens, the selector lever position indicator within the instrument panel will flash. In addition, the "depress brake pedal" indicator light will be illuminated, alerting the driver to apply the brakes.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The abrupt shift to neutral could lead to a crash without warning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 37E3/S7 & 37E5/J7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
47 complaints, 66 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2009 Audi A3
- All 2009 vehicles
| Component | 2009 A3 | All 2009 vehicles | A3, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 333.3 | 137.8 | 356.1 | 22 |
| Power Train | 227.3 | 65.8 | 132.4 | 15 |
| Service Brakes | 121.2 | 58 | 13.7 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 75.8 | 130.2 | 92.4 | 5 |
| Engine | 75.8 | 74.3 | 62 | 5 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 60.6 | 24.5 | 8.4 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 30.3 | 28.8 | 31.5 | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 15.2 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 1 |
| Structure | 15.2 | 42.6 | 8.4 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 15.2 | 48.2 | 14.7 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Dec 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE11023 | Preliminary evaluation | Diesel Fuel Injector Line Leakage | Fuel System, Diesel | 2 Aug 2011 | 2 Dec 2011 | 11V490000 |
| PE09035 | Preliminary evaluation | VEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWER | Power Train / Manual Transmission | 17 Jul 2009 | 19 Nov 2009 | 09V333000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2009 Audi A3The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2009 Audi A3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a3/2009/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Audi A3?
- 476,432 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Audi A3 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Audi A3, model years 2001 to 2026. 5 of them name the 2009 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2009 Audi A3 name most often?
- Air Bags: 22 of 66 component mentions, or 333.3 per 1,000. For all 2009 vehicles the figure is 137.8 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Audi A3 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.