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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

28 Mar 2017

Last checked

28 Mar 2017

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. On certain vehicles, the airbag control module may not properly classify an out of position front passenger seat occupant. In the event of a crash, the airbag could deploy the front passenger airbag with more force than required, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will update the airbag control module software. Published 2017-03-28.

What to do now

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Recall number

68297

Official notice

2017-03-28

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the airbag control module may not properly classify an out of position front passenger seat occupant. In the event of a crash, the airbag could deploy the front passenger airbag with more force than required, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will update the airbag control module software.

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Recall Numbers

68297

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2017, Make: AUDI, Model: A3

Product 2

Year: 2017, Make: AUDI, Model: S3

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the airbag control module may not properly classify an out of position front passenger seat occupant. In the event of a crash, the airbag could deploy the front passenger airbag with more force than required, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat occupant. Correction: Dealers will update the airbag control module software.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi, Volkswagen.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68297

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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