{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 19V473 (90N1): 2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v473/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V473 (Volkswagen): A damaged frontal air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of an injury. Volkswagen's own number: 90N1.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Audi Sq5, model year 2019. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 June 2019. 28 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5 vehicles. In the event of a crash deploying the passenger's frontal air bag, the instrument panel carrier may break due to incorrect welding. If the carrier breaks, there may be damage to the passenger frontal air bag. 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: 90N1. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V473 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: “A damaged frontal air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of an injury.” 19V473 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 19 June 2019 2019-2019 AUDI Q5, AUDI SQ5 A damaged frontal air bag may not provide adequate protection, increasing the risk of an injury. Audi will notify owners, and dealer",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:39:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:18:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 19V473 (90N1): 2019 Audi Q5 and SQ5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v473/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}