{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 22V652 (69DZ): 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v652/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V652 (Volkswagen): An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an inj...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3, Audi Rs 3, Audi S3, model year 2022. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2022. 4,117 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly. 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: 69DZ. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V652 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: “An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.” 22V652 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal 29 August 2022 2022-2022 AUDI A3, AUDI RS 3, AUDI S3 An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed Decem",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:48:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T21:48:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 22V652 (69DZ): 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v652/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}