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Audi - The mounting for the head restraint is not correctly welded to the outer backrest frame for the rear seat

Official notice

30 Nov 2018

Last checked

30 Nov 2018

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - The mounting for the head restraint is not correctly welded to the outer backrest frame for the rear seat. The mounting for the head restraint is not correctly welded to the outer backrest frame for the rear seat Published 2018-11-30.

What to do now

Check and replace rear back rest frame if required.

Units affected

147

Recall number

R-2018-338

Official notice

2018-11-30

The hazard

The mounting for the head restraint is not correctly welded to the outer backrest frame for the rear seat

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

A3

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI A3

Units affected

147

Risk / hazard

The mounting for the head restraint is not correctly welded to the outer backrest frame for the rear seat

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-2018-338

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-338

Campaign number

72H9

Units affected

147

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-338

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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