{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 22V471 (69BT): 1998 Audi A8 and 1997-1998 Audi A4",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v471/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V471 (Audi): The inflator could explode during air bag deployment, resulting in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An unde...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A4, Audi A8, model years 1997 to 1998. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 1 July 2022. 28,624 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 1998 Audi A8 and 1997-1998 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing 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: 69BT. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V471 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: “The inflator could explode during air bag deployment, resulting in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants. An underinflated air bag may not properly protect the occupant. These scenarios increase the risk of serious injury o…” 22V471 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module 1 July 2022 1997",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:39:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T21:22:33+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 22V471 (69BT): 1998 Audi A8 and 1997-1998 Audi A4\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v471/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}