2009 Audi A4

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 17V032000 2017-01-11

  Recall 17V032000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone…

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 16V376000 2016-05-27

  Recall 16V376000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.

  Recorded model years: 2009

A further 30 records exist for the Audi A4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11035797 2026-07-09

  SM 01-2026

  This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 11032137 2026-04-22

  TSB_2070568_6

  This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 11022664 2025-08-19

  TSB_2070568_5

  This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool

  Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 775 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 3,206 records exist for the Audi A4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Audi A4 page

A further 7 records exist for the Audi A4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2018342 2018-06-22

  Transport Canada recall 2018342

  On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle…

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 2018059 2018-01-30

  Transport Canada recall 2018059

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2009

• 2018022 2018-01-10

  Transport Canada recall 2018022

  On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle…

  Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 35 records exist for the Audi A4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

122 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 6
• reports mentioning a fire 3
• reported injuries 3

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Engine49 (32.2%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1998–2022.
• Air bags (restraint system)34 (22.4%)Official recall records for this system: 29, covering model years 1996–2023.
• Steering15 (9.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1996–1999.
• Fuel system8 (5.3%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2003.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)6 (3.9%)
• Body & structure6 (3.9%)
• Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)6 (3.9%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2021–2022.
• Suspension5 (3.3%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2020–2021.

Other / uncategorized: 7 classifications (4.6%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,951 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.