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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.

DVSA referenceR/2021/234
Launched22 September 2021
MakeAudi (listed as AUDI)
Manufacturer reference69BT
Vehicles listed285,845

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
A657,16914 April 199723 December 1999
A457,16914 April 199723 December 1999
A857,16914 April 199723 December 1999
Cabriolet57,16914 April 199723 December 1999
TT57,16914 April 199723 December 1999

Concern

The deployment of the takata airbag may be delayed or insufficiently powerful due to a potential reduction in the performance of the gas generator

Defect, as DVSA words it

On vehicles with TAKATA driver airbag and NADI gas generator manufactured within a specific period it is possible that the function of the driver airbag may be restricted due to its age.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

The driver airbag unit must be checked on the vehicles affected and the gas generator must be replaced if necessary

What changed since we first read it

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.

The same recall in other registers

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 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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