{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "VW recall 16V376 (69O1): Model Year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v376/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V376 (Volkswagen): If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Q5, model years 2008 to 2009. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 May 2016. 8,381 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail. 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: 69O1. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V376 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: “If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.” 16V376 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags 27 May 2016 2008-2009 AUDI A4, AUDI A5, AUDI Q5 If the air bag control unit fails, the air bags may not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:28:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"VW recall 16V376 (69O1): Model Year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v376/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}