Recalls ·2015 Audi S3

2015 Audi S3 recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recalls for the 2015 Audi S3; the most frequently affected component is air bags — front passenger. Owners filed 53 complaints, most often about air bags. Among the 11 model years of this model in the database, 2015 ranks #3 for number of recalls.

Recalls2
Complaints53
Crashes reported1in stored complaints

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Recalls (2)

Air bags — Front passengerCampaign 21V198000 · 22 Mar 2021

Problem: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.

Risk: A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BY.

Air bags — Occupant classificationCampaign 19V474000 · 19 Jun 2019

Problem: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Audi S3 Sedan, 2015-2019 A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 A3 e-tron, and 2017-2019 RS3 vehicles. An improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate the passenger air bag.

Risk: A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector and reroute the cable, free of charge. The recall began September 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69Z4.

What owners complain about

Share of the 40 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Air bags22 · 55%
Fuel/propulsion system7 · 18%
Electrical system7 · 18%
Seat belts3 · 8%
Power train3 · 8%
Engine2 · 5%
Seats2 · 5%
Unknown or other1 · 2%

When complaints were filed

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From owner complaints

While pumping gas, a strong odor is always present. While pumping gas the pump will stop multiple times before being filled in it's entirety, I can't hold depress gas pump handle I have to slowly fill car with gas or risk spilling fuel.

Fuel/propulsion system · Dec 2023 · NHTSA complaint record

I got a passenger airbag off problem on the second year, and keep going back to dealership to check the problem until i got a recall notice. After having the passenger airbag sensor repaired recall, the car still comes up the same problem plus the passenger seatbelt off light up. The audi dealership now tell me that…

Air bags · Dec 2020 · NHTSA complaint record

Regarding: nhtsa campaign# 19v474000 recall# 69z4 vehicle was taking into audi dealership in cuyahoga falls oh and completed the safety recall fix. 11 months later, the pods system indicated another circuit failure. Take back into same dealership and confirmed same safety recall failure. Would not honor the 12mth/12k…

Air bags · Jan 2020 · NHTSA complaint record

I had the pods recall 19v47400 done and noticed about 2 months ago that the airbag light came on saying audi pre sense system fault, and safety system: system fault, where the passenger seat will think someone is in it and then when someone is in it, the airbag will stay off and occasionally come on but turn back off…

Air bags · Nov 2020 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

20152
20163
20172
20181
20191
20201
20227
20231
20240
20250
20260

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Source

Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.

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