{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 15V824 (74C9): Model Year 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v824/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V824 (Volkswagen): Improper side air bag deployment may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 74C9.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, model year 2015. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 December 2015. 904 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, LLC (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet vehicles manufactured June 5, 2014, to April 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have a driver or front passenger seat whose cover may be incorrectly stitched, preventing the side air bag from properly deploying in the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 74C9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V824 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Improper side air bag deployment may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 15V824 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seats 8 December 2015 2015-2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET Improper side air bag deployment may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's and/or",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:50:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:03:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 15V824 (74C9): Model Year 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v824/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}