The 2007 Audi A6 has 4 recalls, the most serious being a Takata airbag inflator in the front passenger side that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.
This airbag defect has been filed across multiple campaigns, but all describe the same hazard: the passenger-side frontal airbag inflator can explode rather than deploy cleanly, turning the inflator housing into a source of sharp metal shrapnel. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the issue for all affected vehicles, which is why multiple filings exist. The remaining recall involves the power trunk lid, where the electric motor, clutch, and gas struts that control automatic opening and closing can malfunction and cause the lid to slam shut without warning, raising the risk of injury to anyone nearby.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may explode during a crash. The inflator's propellant can degrade after prolonged exposure to humidity and temperature changes, causing it to rupture.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag module with a new one at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may rupture during a crash due to propellant breakdown from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes.
What the fix does
The dealer will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may rupture during deployment due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes.
What the fix does
The dealer will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost. Owners were notified April 28, 2017.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The automatic rear lid's gas strut may lose pressure, causing slow movement that the software mistakenly interprets as a manual close command, triggering immediate closure.
What the fix does
Dealers will install updated software that corrects how the rear lid interprets closing commands.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
