2012 AUDI Q5 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2012 Audi Q5 has 5 recalls, the most serious involving two separate airbag inflator rupture risks: the driver's frontal airbag inflator can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, and a corroded side head airbag inflator can rupture the same way. The side head airbag issue stems from water entering through the sunroof drainage system and soaking into the foam around the inflator canister, causing it to corrode over time. On the fuel side, certain vehicles that received an earlier interim repair for a fuel pump leak may still be at risk because the temporary fix using butyl tape can fail to fully seal the flange, allowing fuel to leak near potential ignition sources. There is also a sunroof concern: the front glass panel can crack or shatter in very cold temperatures, dropping broken glass onto occupants and potentially distracting the driver.