EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “A4, A5” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0226/19
Summary
The screw fitting the passenger airbag module to the instrument panel may not have been correctly tightened. This could have an impact on the inflation of the airbag and thus the protection of the occupant.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- A4, A5 · Type-approval number: e1 * 2001/116 * 0430 * .. Type: B8
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car. Company recall code: 69Y4
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between January 2017 and July 2018.
What is the risk?
- The screw fitting the passenger airbag module to the instrument panel may not have been correctly tightened. This could have an impact on the inflation of the airbag and thus the protection of the occupant.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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