2018 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet has 4 recalls, the most serious being a fuel hose connector that can detach in the engine bay, leaking fuel near heat sources and raising the risk of an engine fire. The passenger airbag system has two additional concerns worth noting. A faulty electrical contact in the passenger occupant detection sensor can cause the system to register a false fault and shut off the passenger airbag, leaving that seat unprotected in a crash. Separately, rear seat head restraint guide sleeves that are not properly welded to the seat frame can become unstable in a crash, reducing the protection the headrests provide. On the engine side, a software error in the engine control unit can misread flywheel movement at startup as engine knock, alter the fuel mixture in response, and cause the engine to stall.