{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V082 (69R6): Audi A3, Audi A4 Cabriolet, Audi A5 Cabriolet and 4 more (2006 to 2013)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v082/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V082 (Volkswagen): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal frag...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3, Audi A4 Cabriolet, Audi A5 Cabriolet, Audi Q5, Audi Rs 4, Audi S4 Cabriolet, model years 2006 to 2013. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 30 January 2018. 162,782 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause 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: 69R6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V082 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: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V082 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:33:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V082 (69R6): Audi A3, Audi A4 Cabriolet, Audi A5 Cabriolet and 4 more (2006 to 2013)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v082/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}