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2018 Audi A5: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2018 Audi A5. The newest 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 5 complaints 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, 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.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 393,077 units in total.

  • 21V874000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 19V547000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
  • 18V893000Suspension / Front
  • 18V836000Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
  • 17V822000Air Bags / Side/Window
  • 17V675000Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments

  1. 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: .

  2. 19V547000Received . 145,337 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause 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
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install cable ties to the harness, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 74D9.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 74D9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 18V893000Received . 36 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of North America (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A5 Sportback vehicles. The front suspension fasteners may not have been sufficiently tightened during vehicle production, possibly resulting in a front wheel becoming loose.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loose front wheel may increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the front suspension fasteners, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 40O2.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 40O2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V836000Received . 12 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A5 Sportback and 2017-2018 Audi A4 Allroad vehicles. A passenger air bag module mounting screw may not have been sufficiently tightened, possibly affecting the deployment of the air bag in the event of a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the air bag does not deploy correctly in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of an injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bag mounting screw, tightening or replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Y4.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69Y4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 17V822000Received . 8,037 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A5 Coupe vehicles. The affected vehicles were built with head curtain air bag assemblies that may not unfold properly. As such, these vehicle fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the head curtain air bag, if the air bag does not deploy properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will modify the head curtain air bags so that they deploy properly, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 11-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69T7.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69T7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 17V675000Received . 31,323 units.

    Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad, and 2018 A5 Sportback vehicles. The aluminum trim on the front and rear doors can come loose from around the door speakers, leaving sharp edges exposed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The sharp edges of the speaker trim increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the speaker cover aluminum trim, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70G6.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 70G6. 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

5 complaints, 7 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2018 Audi A5: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Unknown or Other3
Service Brakes1
Engine1
Visibility/Wiper1
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
17 Sep 2018

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 2018 Audi A5, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 3 complaints.

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. 20081
  2. 20091
  3. 20100
  4. 20110
  5. 20120
  6. 20133
  7. 20143
  8. 20153
  9. 20163
  10. 20172
  11. 20186
  12. 20193
  13. 20204
  14. 20215
  15. 20222
  16. 20252

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. 2018 Audi A5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a5/2018/. 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 2018 Audi A5?
393,077 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A5 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Audi A5, model years 2008 to 2025. 6 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Audi A5 name most often?
Unknown or Other: 3 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Audi A5 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.