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Campaign 16V079000

High Priority Plain English
ID: #16V079000 MFR: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

What This Recall Means

Component

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

What Happened
The driver's air bag in your vehicle is a critical safety feature that deploys in a crash to cushion your head and neck. In some affected models, the air bag inflator could fail catastrophically, releasing sharp metal fragments.
Risk if Unfixed
If the air bag inflator ruptures in a crash, you could be hit by flying metal shards, which could cause serious injury or even be fatal.

How to Get This Fixed

Free Fix
Your dealer will replace the faulty air bag inflator with a new, safer one at no cost to you. This repair is urgent, so please schedule it as soon as you get the recall notice.

Affected Vehicles

2013 AUDI A3
2012 AUDI A3
2011 AUDI A3
2010 AUDI A3
2009 AUDI A3
2008 AUDI A3
2007 AUDI A3
2006 AUDI A3
2005 AUDI A3

Is YOUR vehicle affected?

This page lists the models and model years named in NHTSA campaign #16V079000. Matching a model and year on this list does not prove an individual vehicle is affected — some vehicles in an affected model year are never part of the recall population. The authoritative way to know is a VIN check against NHTSA's own records.

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