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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

3 Apr 2023

Last checked

3 Apr 2023

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. Issue: On certain vehicles, the head curtain airbags could contact the metal part of the front door seals when they inflate in a crash. If this happens, a side curtain airbag could tear. This could also cause the vehicle not to meet the ejection mitigation requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A head curtain airbag that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Actions: Audi will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to secure both front door seals. Published 2023-04-03.

What to do now

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Recall number

73448

Official notice

2023-04-03

The hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the head curtain airbags could contact the metal part of the front door seals when they inflate in a crash. If this happens, a side curtain airbag could tear. This could also cause the vehicle not to meet the ejection mitigation requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A head curtain airbag that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Actions: Audi will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to secure both front door seals.

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Recall Numbers

73448

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2022, Make: AUDI, Model: Q4 E-TRON

Product 2

Year: 2023, Make: AUDI, Model: Q4 E-TRON

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the head curtain airbags could contact the metal part of the front door seals when they inflate in a crash. If this happens, a side curtain airbag could tear. This could also cause the vehicle not to meet the ejection mitigation requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: A head curtain airbag that doesn't work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Actions: Audi will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to secure both front door seals.

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

73448

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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