Vehicle recall R/2014/146

Audi A4 recall: Air bags may not inflate correctly

DVSA recall R/2014/146 names the Audi A4. It was launched 5 December 2014. It covers vehicles built 1 November 2011 to 15 October 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2014/146
Launched: 5 December 2014
Issued by: AUDI
Manufacturer reference: 69K5
Vehicles: 59,343 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the front air bags may not inflate correctly in the event of an accident and not be able to perform their function

The fix

Reprogramme the airbag control unit with new software

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Audi A4	1 November 2011 to 15 October 2014	59,343

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Other recalls for these models

R/2014/098 Reduction in braking performance 1 October 2014, Audi Q7, Audi A5, Audi A6 and others
R/2015/031 Fuel may leak 20 April 2015, Audi A7, Audi Q5, Audi A6 and others
R/2016/294 Front backrest may not perform correctly 26 January 2017, Audi A4
R/2017/078 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 20 February 2017, Audi A5, Audi A7, Audi A8 and others
R/2017/115 Coolant pump may overheat 1 May 2017, Audi A5, Audi A4, Audi Q5 and others
R/2017/334 Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat 8 January 2018, Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Q5

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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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