Audi Q7 and Q8 driver seat airbag may be loose
high How serious is it? About this label
Serious in the event of a side crash, though the car drives normally and the notice does not tell you to stop driving — have the airbag checked soon.
What's wrong, in plain English
There is a side airbag built into the driver's seat that is supposed to inflate between you and the door in a side crash. On these vehicles it may not have been mounted to the seat frame correctly at the factory, so the car does not meet the federal side-impact protection rule. If the airbag is not held in place properly, it may not hold you the way it should in a crash, and you could be injured more badly.
What you should do
2. Contact your Audi dealer, or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834, and reference recall 69GA.
3. Have the driver's seat side airbag inspected and reinstalled if needed — free of charge.
Affected vehicles (4)
Who to contact
Audi — official Audi recall lookup
Customer service: 1-800-253-2834
The bigger picture
- Why do Audi passenger airbags switch off or fail to deploy? · all 14 Audi recalls in this area
Official notice
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Summary
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2023-2024 SQ8, RSQ8, Q8, Q7, and 2024 SQ7 vehicles. The driver's seat side air bag may have been improperly mounted to the seatback frame. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
- Safety risk
- An improperly mounted air bag may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and reinstall the air bag as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GA.
Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.