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Passenger cars (Audi A4 2.0 Tq and others) - Repair
Official notice
24 May 2017
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Audi A4 2.0 Tq and others) - Repair. Due to defects in the airbag system (inflator) and seat belts (seat belt pretensioners). ■ Defective components (part names): Airbag system (inflator), seat belts (seat belt pretensioners). ■ Condition of the structure, system or performance deemed noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to inappropriate manufacturing controls, the ignition agent in some airbag inflators (inflation devices) and seat belt pretensioners was not mixed according to design specifications. Consequently, in a collision, the airbags may fail to deploy and the seat belts may fail to retract to remove slack, potentially causing excessive injury to occupants. Published 2017-05-24.
What to do now
(Recall) 外-2479 ■ Corrective measures: Because the locations of the defective airbags and seat belts vary by vehicle, perform the following corrective measures as applicable to each vehicle. ① Replace the front passenger airbag unit with a non-defective part. ② Replace the left curtain airbag unit with a non-defective part. ③ Replace the seat belts with built-in pretensioners on both the left and right sides, or on either side, with non-defective parts.
Recall number
外-2479
Official notice
2017-05-24
The hazard
The hazard
Due to defects in the airbag system (inflator) and seat belts (seat belt pretensioners). ■ Defective components (part names): Airbag system (inflator), seat belts (seat belt pretensioners). ■ Condition of the structure, system or performance deemed noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to inappropriate manufacturing controls, the ignition agent in some airbag inflators (inflation devices) and seat belt pretensioners was not mixed according to design specifications. Consequently, in a collision, the airbags may fail to deploy and the seat belts may fail to retract to remove slack, potentially causing excessive injury to occupants.
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Brand: Audi. Contact: アウディ コミュニケーションセンター. Phone 0120-598119.
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