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Audi - The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident

Official notice

26 Mar 2021

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident. The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident Published 2021-03-26.

What to do now

The dash panel must be checked on the affected vehicles and repaired or replaced if required

Units affected

1,298

Recall number

R-2021-117

Official notice

2021-03-26

The hazard

The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident

How to check if you're affected

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Models

A6

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI A6

Units affected

1,298

Risk / hazard

The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Audi

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-117

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2021-117

Campaign number

7012

Units affected

1,298

Classification

DVSA recall R-2021-117

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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