{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V382: Model Year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v382/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V382 (Volkswagen): An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A4, Audi A6, model years 2004 to 2011. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 June 2016. 194,453 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana … 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 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: “An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 16V382 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 1 June 2016 2004-2011 AUDI A4, AUDI A6 An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:28:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V382: Model Year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v382/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}