{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 21V198 (69BY): Audi A3, Audi A3 Etron, Audi RS3 and 1 more (2015 to 2020)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v198/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V198 (Audi): A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Audi's own number: 69BY.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3, Audi A3 Etron, Audi Rs3, Audi S3, model years 2015 to 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 March 2021. 153,152 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied. 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: 69BY. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V198 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.” 21V198 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger 22 March 2021 2015-2020 AUDI A3, AUDI A3 ETRON, AUDI RS3, AUDI S3 A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers wi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:42:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:42:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 21V198 (69BY): Audi A3, Audi A3 Etron, Audi RS3 and 1 more (2015 to 2020)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v198/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}