Vehicle recall R/2024/158

Audi A4 and Audi A6 recall: Replacing Takata passenger airbag

DVSA recall R/2024/158 names the Audi A4 and Audi A6. It was launched 4 April 2024. It covers vehicles built 10 March 2004 to 30 August 2011.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2024/158
Launched: 4 April 2024
Issued by: AUDI
Manufacturer reference: 69R7
Vehicles: 165,172 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the passenger airbag may in extremely rare cases be overloaded and even burst when the passenger airbag is triggered. If this were to happen small metal parts could become dislodged from the housing and potentially cause life-threatening injury to a vehicle occupant.

The fix

For safety reasons it is necessary to check the passenger airbag and if required to replace the airbag module.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Audi A4	4 October 2004 to 18 April 2008	90,944
Audi A4 (A4 CABRIO)	14 July 2006 to 24 November 2006	2
Audi A6	10 March 2004 to 30 August 2011	74,226

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2024/312 Replacing TAKATA driver airbag 13 August 2024, Audi A3, Audi A4
R/2023/317 On certain vehicles an incorrect bracket for the side airbag was fitted in the left front seat. 27 October 2023, Audi A7, Audi A6
R/2024/495 Servicing high-voltage battery 9 December 2024, Audi Q5, Audi A6
R/2023/053 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. 1 February 2023, Audi A6, Audi A4
R/2023/027 The fuel gauge may not show the drop in fuel level correctly during vehicle operation 20 January 2023, Audi A6, Audi A7
R/2025/387 Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN 8 August 2025, Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi A5 and others

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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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