17 complaints reported

2009 Audi A6 Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
17
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Feb 2022

Airbad recall

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2022
Dec 2018

"TAKATA RECALL" I REQUESTED MY REPLACEMENT OVER A YEAR AGO AND STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Jul 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V427000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (AUDI FAIRFIELD, 435 COMMERCE DR, FAIRFIELD, CT 06825) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2018
Feb 2018

TAKATA RECALL. AUDI DOES NOT YET HAVE A WAY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MY CAR'S AIRBAG INFLATOR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Jan 2018

TAKATA RECALL I CAN'T GET ANYWHERE GETTING THIS RECALL DIRECTED TO ME. I CAN'T GET IT INSPECTED UNTIL IT'S CHANGED OUT AND WHEN I TRY AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND ENTER THE INFO, NOTHING HAPPENS. IT TELL ME TO ENTER VALID INFORMATION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2018
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT STILL SHOWS "RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE"

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL NOTICE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE (DUE TO PROPELLANT DEGRADATION OCCURRING AFTER LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ABSOLUTE HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL. AUDI HAS NOT CONTACTED ME TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED AS THEY HAVE INDICATED THEY WOULD DO. NOW THAT BANKRUPTCY IS FORTHCOMING, I NEED THE AIRBAG REPLACED ASAP. THE LONG DELAY BY AUDI HAS PLACED ME IN JEOPARDY OF INJURY (OR DEATH). THE LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP IS AUDI EATONTOWN, 95 NJ-36, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (MORONG FALMOUTH AUDI, 187 US TOUTE ONE, FALMOUT, ME, 04105) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Aug 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2016
Jul 2017

THIS RECALL HAD STARTED FROM 2016 AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTE FOR RECALL SERVICE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Jun 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN AUDI DEALER OF WESTMOUNT WHERE THEY CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED PARTS WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT YET AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2017
Apr 2017

TAKATA RECALL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2017
Jan 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2017
Oct 2016

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016 THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS NOW DECEMBER WITH NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR FEAR OF INJURY TO THEM SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. THIS MEANS I CAN'T USE MY CAR UNLESS I AM THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SEVERELY LIMITS MY USE OF MY CAR. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AGAINST AUDI?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2016
Aug 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V382000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: May 2016

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Quick Summary

The 2009 Audi A6 has 17 Air Bags complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.