First published 23. 2. 2023, last update 10. 11. 2025 – see below.
Audi recalls several models to the workshops. The reason is a fault in the front airbags. Metal fragments that may become detached could injure the occupants.
A current Audi recall due to problems with the driver and passenger airbag covers 1,145,364 older vehicles worldwide. The reason is a fault in the airbag’s gas generator. This can cause uncontrolled inflation in the event of an airbag deployment. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority warns that metal fragments detaching from the airbag could injure the occupants.
The following model series are affected:
– Audi A4, RS4, A6 and RS6 from the production period 2005 to 2011 – 824.891 units
– Audi A5 and Q5, built from 2008 to 2012 – 295.900 units
– Audi R8 and TT, built from 2013 to 2017 – 24.573 units
Update 10. 11. 2025
In November 2025, an update to this recall appeared in the KBA database for another 8,382 vehicles of the R8 and TT series produced in 2014. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) monitors the recall under the reference number „15590R“. The internal manufacturer code is „69ER“.
As a remedial measure, the corresponding airbag module is replaced in the workshop with a new one with a different propellant. The internal codes are as follows: The A4, RS4, A6 and RS6 models (code “69EQ”, KBA 012491), the A5 and Q5 (code “69EP”, KBA 012488) and the R8 and TT models (code “69ER”, KBA 012489).
Recall details
| Make: | Audi |
|---|---|
| Model: | A4, A5, A6, RS4, RS6, R8, TT, Q5 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 – 2017 |
| Production: | 2005 – 2017 |
| Extent: | 1,145,364 |
| Code: | 69EP, 69ER, 69EQ |
Source: KBA 012488, 012489, 012491