{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V196 (69Q3): 2017 Audi A3 and S3 Sedan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v196/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V196 (Volkswagen): If the air bag deploys with more force than intended, it can increase the risk of injury. Volkswagen's own number: 69Q3.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi S3, model year 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 March 2017. 11,618 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi A3 and S3 Sedan vehicles. In a lower-speed crash situation, the air bag control unit software may deploy the passenger frontal air bag improperly if the front seat passenger is sitting on the edge of the seat or is laying in the seat with … 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: 69Q3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V196 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 deploys with more force than intended, it can increase the risk of injury.” 17V196 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification 22 March 2017 2017-2017 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET, AUDI S3 If the air bag deploys with more force than intended, it can increase the risk of injury. Audi will notify owner",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:01:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:26:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V196 (69Q3): 2017 Audi A3 and S3 Sedan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v196/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}