The 2017 Audi A4 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 208,332 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS21V8740002021-11-10208,332 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant…
Consequence
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547…
Complaints by component
ENGINE
21
AIR BAGS
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6
1crashes
POWER TRAIN
4
SEATS
3
STEERING
3
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
SEAT BELTS
2
Total complaints75
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The headlights on my 2017 audi a4 have developed stress cracks in the headlamp housing. According to the inspection performed by an authorized audi dealer, these cracks will obscure headlight projection and lower the visibility range at night. The dealer specifically noted there were no signs of…”
“I have been trying to register my vehicle in california for several months, however, in order to do so, I need the car to pass smog. Initially I was told that the issue was related to an emissions sensor and that I had to drive the vehicle a few more miles to get the sensor to register properly.…”
“Audi a4 water pump and thermostat failure. Vw/ audi usa had a recall on this issue for several models including the audi a4 models thru 2016. My car was built in 2016 with model year 2017 and according to the recall my car did not qualify. Since then there has been several class action lawsuits…”
“Randomly, sometimes multiple times in a 30-60 minute time window while driving, the media center turns itself off and reboots. While driving with the navigation system or other key functionality of this system (phone connectivity, radio, etc) the driver suddenly has lost the current connection…”
“The audi "drive select" transmission function switches to "sports mode" in rain and snow. This makes the vehicle dangerously jumpy in slippery conditions. This has happened to me (I think) three times in the last couple of years, always in rain or snow. My knowledge of the car allowed me to slowly…”
“The fuel level sensor that is built into the gas tank, sensor #2, has failed and I only had 30,354 miles on the car at the time of failure. Audi birmingham, in birmingham, mi, confirmed the failure via a diagnostic test.”
“Every time I start the car, a message comes on saying that the passenger airbag is off even when I have an occupant next to me. I spoke with the dealer and he told me that this recall was claimed and fixed in 2022 in texas by the previous owner but I replied that the problem continues and he told…”
“Every time I start the car, a message comes on saying that the passenger airbag is off even when I have an occupant next to me. I spoke with the dealer and he told me that this recall was claimed and fixed in 2022 in texas by the previous owner but I replied that the problem continues and he told…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Audi A4 as of
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