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Passenger car – Audi “Audi A3”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 17 Aug 2006In the weekly report of 18 Aug 2006 (week 32, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Audi (131 alerts)
Name
Audi A3
Type / model
8P, EC type-approval e1 * 2001/116 * 0217 * 00-14
Description
The affected vehicles were manufactured during the period 06.2005 - 08.2005 and have a vehicle identification number within the following range:WAU _ _ _ 8P _ 6A 023 747to WAU _ _ _ 8P _ 6A 061 475.
Risk
The gas required to inflate the curtain airbag can escape gradually through a defective weld seam on the gas generator. In this case the curtain airbag would fail to inflate in a collision.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0507/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-32 (XML)
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