{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V095 (72I8): 2018 Audi A3 Sedan and RS3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v095/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V095 (Volkswagen): In the event of a crash, the head restraint may detach and cause injury to the vehicle occupants. Volkswagen's own number: 72I8.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi Rs 3, model year 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 February 2019. 3,326 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A3 sedan and RS3 vehicles. The latching pins for the center rear seat head restraint may be missing. 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: 72I8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V095 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, the head restraint may detach and cause injury to the vehicle occupants.” 19V095 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seats:Mid/Rear Assembly 13 February 2019 2018-2018 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET, AUDI RS 3 In the event of a crash, the head restraint may detach and cause injury to the vehicle occupants. Audi has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the head restraints, replacing any that are missing pins, free of charge. The recall began on March 7,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:22:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:31:44+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V095 (72I8): 2018 Audi A3 Sedan and RS3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v095/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}