{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V004 (69U1): 2010-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v004/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V004 (Volkswagen): An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A4 Cabriolet, Audi A6, Audi S4 Cabriolet, Audi S6, model years 2009 to 2011. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 4 January 2018. 10,166 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles, ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North … 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: 69U1. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V004 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: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V004 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 4 January 2018 2009-2011 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET, AUDI A6, AUDI S4 CABRIOLET, AUD",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:30:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V004 (69U1): 2010-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v004/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}