Audi A5 Cabrio, A5, Q5. Published by the DVSA as R/2023/052 on 6 February 2023.
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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. Rewritten 1 time since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2023/052 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 6 February 2023 |
| Make | Audi (listed as AUDI) |
| Manufacturer reference | 69EP /69EC |
| Vehicles listed | 38,603 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q5 | 1 | 21 November 2011 | 21 November 2011 |
| A5 Cabrio | 8,650 | 26 February 2009 | 30 September 2011 |
| A5 | 9,930 | 20 July 2009 | 20 November 2011 |
| Q5 | 20,022 | 6 October 2008 | 18 August 2012 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
BeforeIf a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
After
Replacing TAKATA passenger airbag gas generator
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 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. 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.
Audi A5 CABRIO in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Audi A5 CABRIO is named on 4 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Audi elsewhere in this register
Audi is named on 158 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2023/054 · 1 February 2023 · R8, TT · If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
- R/2023/053 · 1 February 2023 · A4 Cabrio, A4, A6 · If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
- R/2023/027 · 20 January 2023 · A6, A7 · The fuel gauge may not show the drop in fuel level correctly during vehicle operation
- R/2023/254 · 22 August 2023 · Q2, A3 · On affected vehicles an electrical connector for the power supply for the fuse carrier in the interior of the vehicle may have not been installed correctly.
- R/2023/258 · 25 August 2023 · TT, TTRS · On affected vehicles it is possible the guide channel for the front passenger's airbag may not have been welded to the dash panel according to specifications.
- R/2023/322 · 27 October 2023 · E-Tron GT · In certain conditions and over time moisture may enter the high-voltage battery area of specific vehicles.
- R/2023/317 · 27 October 2023 · A7, A6 · On certain vehicles an incorrect bracket for the side airbag was fitted in the left front seat.
- R/2023/331 · 10 November 2023 · Q8, Q7, Q3 · A weld seam on the outer backrest frame of the front seats may not have been made correctly.
The same concern: If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
3 notices in this register name If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- R/2023/054 · 1 February 2023 · R8, TT · If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
- R/2023/053 · 1 February 2023 · A4 Cabrio, A4, A6 · If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant is generated may burst on vehicles manufactured within a limited period.
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