Passenger car
Audi · A3, A3 Cabrio, A4 Cabrio, A5, Q5
Motor vehiclesInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The driver airbag inflator may cause uncontrolled inflation and release metal fragments when the airbag is activated, which can cause injury to the occupants.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/00790/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-11
- Published
- 16 March 2026
- Modified
- 26 June 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification OR/00027/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification.
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