Recall Register

2001 Audi A4: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 Audi A4. The campaign is 21V470000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jun 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module. NHTSA has 128 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 21V470000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69CJ.
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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

1 campaign. 62,812 units in total.

  1. 21V470000Received . 62,812 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2000-2001 Audi TT Coupe, TT Roadster, 2000-2002 A4, and S4 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 inflators may absorb moisture, possibly causing the air bag to deploy improperly in the event of a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag may not properly protect the occupant, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69CJ.

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

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Complaints by component

128 complaints, 150 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.

  • 2001 Audi A4
  • All 2001 vehicles
2001 Audi A4: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2001 A4All 2001 vehiclesA4, all yearsMentions
Electrical System233.398.8110.635
Service Brakes, Hydraulic226.787.2116.434
Engine and Engine Cooling213.3116.878.932
Air Bags6064.8155.29
Power Train33.393.159.95
Unknown or Other26.719.7174
Exterior Lighting2031.3122.53
Steering2041.4343
Tires2033.120.13
Visibility2035.931.33

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
8
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
18 Aug 2016

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.

Complaints about the 2001 Audi A4, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 26 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 Audi A4
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE02008Preliminary evaluationBRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKETService Brakes, Hydraulic23 Jan 200212 Jul 2002

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. 19951
  2. 19964
  3. 19976
  4. 19984
  5. 19994
  6. 20002
  7. 20011
  8. 20021
  9. 20033
  10. 20042
  11. 20053
  12. 20063
  13. 20073
  14. 20084
  15. 20092
  16. 20100
  17. 20171
  18. 20181
  19. 20191
  20. 20203
  21. 20214
  22. 20223

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Audi A4: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a4/2001/. 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
15 May 2019
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 2001 Audi A4?
62,812 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A4 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns for the Audi A4, model years 1995 to 2022. 1 of them names the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Audi A4 name most often?
Electrical System: 35 of 150 component mentions, or 233.3 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 98.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Audi A4 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.