2011 AUDI Q5 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2011 Audi Q5 has 4 recalls, the most serious involving two airbag inflator defects that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, risking serious injury or death to occupants. The driver's frontal airbag inflator can build excessive internal pressure during deployment and explode, throwing metal fragments toward the driver. Separately, the side head curtain airbag inflator can corrode when water from a blocked or damaged panoramic sunroof drainage system soaks into the foam surrounding the canister; a corroded canister can also rupture and scatter metal fragments. There is also a fuel system concern affecting vehicles that received an earlier interim repair for a fuel pump flange leak: the butyl tape applied as a temporary fix may not fully seal the flange, allowing fuel to leak and creating a fire risk near any ignition source.