1992 Audi 80 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1992 Audi 80 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 54,800 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 97V172000 1997-10-06 54,800 affected
Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

Complaints by component

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Driver's side seat belt retractor jammed, driver unrestrained. *ak”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR · reported 1996-01-15

Defect investigations

Investigation EA94026 Opened 1994-07-19 · closed 1995-07-28

INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Audi 80 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.