Vehicle recall R/2006/136

Audi A3 recall: Curtain airbag may not inflate in a collision

DVSA recall R/2006/136 names the Audi A3. It was launched 6 September 2006. It covers vehicles built 1 June 2005 to 31 July 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2006/136
Launched: 6 September 2006
Issued by: AUDI
Manufacturer reference: 69G3
Vehicles: 92 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The gas required to inflate the curtain airbag can escape gradually through a defective welded seam on the gas generator. In this instance the curtain airbag would fail to inflate in a collision.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the curtain airbag replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Audi A3	1 June 2005 to 31 July 2005	92

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Other recalls for these models

R/2006/031 Flywheel may fail fire may result 27 March 2006, Audi A3
R/2004/213 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 1 March 2005, Audi A3, Audi A2, Audi A4
R/2003/128 Shatter cracks may occur on a vacuum pipe to brake servo 29 September 2003, Audi A3
R/2009/112 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. 14 December 2009, Audi TT, Audi A3
R/2002/143 Airbag may not deploy 26 October 2002, Audi A3, Audi TT, Audi A6 and others
R/2002/029 Anti lock brake control unit concern 7 June 2002, Audi A3

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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