{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2017/078: Audi A5, A7, A8 and 3 more (Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2017-078/",
  "summary": "Audi A5, A7, A8 and 3 more: Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident. DVSA reference R/2017/078, launched 20 February 2017, 15,732 vehic",
  "excerpt": "Audi A5, A7, A8, A1. Published by the DVSA as R/2017/078 on 20 February 2017. Concern: Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , 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 / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2017/078 20 February 2017 Audi (listed as AUDI) 69P2 15,732 A5 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 A7 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 A8 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 A1 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 A6 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 A4 2,622 1 May 2016 31 October 2016 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 Se",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2017-02-20T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2017/078: Audi A5, A7, A8 and 3 more (Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2017-078/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}