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2023 Audi A3: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Audi A3. The newest campaign is 24V251000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Apr 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 24V251000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant detection system control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69GU.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 388 units in total.

  1. 24V251000Received . 91 units.

    Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S5 Cabriolet, A4 Allroad, Q5 Sportback, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, SQ7, TT Coupe, TT Roadster, RS5 Sportback, 2024 A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q8, RSQ8, 2023-2024 Q3, Q5, and Q7 vehicles. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system (ODS) control module may loosen and deactivate the front passenger air bag.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A deactivated front passenger air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant detection system control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69GU.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69GU. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V901000Received . 297 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S3, RS3, and A3 vehicles. The Safety Certification label on the B-pillar is missing weight capacity information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Missing weight information may result in unintentional overloading of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi dealers will install an overlay label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2023. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 50ZZ.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 50ZZ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 20010
  2. 20040
  3. 20051
  4. 20064
  5. 20073
  6. 20083
  7. 20095
  8. 20105
  9. 20114
  10. 20124
  11. 20133
  12. 20152
  13. 20163
  14. 20172
  15. 20182
  16. 20193
  17. 20203
  18. 20226
  19. 20232

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2023 Audi A3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a3/2023/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2023 Audi A3?
388 units in 2 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 2023. 2 of them name the 2023 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Audi A3 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.