2017 Audi A4: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2017 Audi A4. The campaign is 21V874000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Nov 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has 55 complaints on file for 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 21V874000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.
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. 208,332 units in total.
21V874000Received . 208,332 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 74E3. 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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Complaints by component
55 complaints, 76 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.
- 2017 Audi A4
- All 2017 vehicles
| Component | 2017 A4 | All 2017 vehicles | A4, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 289.5 | 194.5 | 68.2 | 22 |
| Air Bags | 171.1 | 37.5 | 141.3 | 13 |
| Unknown or Other | 118.4 | 103.9 | 44 | 9 |
| Electrical System | 78.9 | 118 | 130.7 | 6 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 78.9 | 47.6 | 19 | 6 |
| Power Train | 52.6 | 118.2 | 55.7 | 4 |
| Seats | 39.5 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 3 |
| Steering | 39.5 | 57.5 | 35.6 | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 26.3 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 26.3 | 23.9 | 65.2 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 11 Sep 2026
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
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.
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 2017 Audi A4The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Audi A4: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a4/2017/. 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 2017 Audi A4?
- 208,332 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 2024. 1 of them names the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Audi A4 name most often?
- Engine: 22 of 76 component mentions, or 289.5 per 1,000. For all 2017 vehicles the figure is 194.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Audi A4 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.