Other measure
Voluntary measure
Notified by France
Published 22 Jan 2026
SR/00207/26
Audi passenger car subject to safety measures over injury risk
EU authorities took action on this product (Audi passenger car) after it was found to pose an injury risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Passenger car.
- Brand
- Audi
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- 13.07.2004 - 22.04.2013
- Made in
- Germany
- Category
- Motor vehicles
Why it's dangerous
Injuries
The propellant in the inflator of the driver's airbag may deteriorate over time. If the airbags deploy, the inflator may explode, and fragments may become detached. There is a risk of injury to the vehicle’s occupants.
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
What the authorities did
Measure
Other
Type
Voluntary
Notified by
France
Source
EU Safety Gate notification
SR/00207/26
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