{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 19V474 (69Z4): Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron, Audi RS 3 and 1 more (2015 to 2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v474/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V474 (Audi): A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Audi's own number: 69Z4.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron, Audi Rs 3, Audi S3, model years 2015 to 2019. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 June 2019. 138,896 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Audi S3 Sedan, 2015-2019 A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 A3 e-tron, and 2017-2019 RS3 vehicles. An improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate 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 Audi's own number for this recall: 69Z4. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V474 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 deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.” 19V474 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification 19 June 2019 2015-2019 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET, AUDI A3 SPORTBACK E-TRON, AUDI RS 3, AUDI S3 A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of ",
  "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, \"Audi recall 19V474 (69Z4): Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron, Audi RS 3 and 1 more (2015 to 2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v474/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}