Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 22, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 217 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Audi A6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Mar 22, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V056000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
NHTSA ID
11404182
Incident
Mar 22, 2021
Airbags
Filed Jul 17, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V056000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11339906
Incident
Mar 27, 2020
Airbags
Filed Oct 9, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
(1) UNKNOWN. (2) AUDI A6 AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE AT TIME OF IMPACT. DRIVER WAS INJURED. (3) NOT APPLICABLE, CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *NM
NHTSA ID
10170300
Incident
Aug 26, 2006
Mileage
61,370 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 10, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
SIDE IMPACT COLLISON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AT ABOUT 25MPH BY OTHER VEHICLE,A MID SIZE SUV.DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY & I HAD 2 BROKEN RIBS. *AK
NHTSA ID
755501
Incident
Dec 3, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 28, 2001
NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DURING HIGH IMPACT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. NLM
NHTSA ID
560546
Incident
Mar 12, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 20, 2001
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION CRASH THAT CAUSED FRONT AND REAR END DAMAGES. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
NHTSA ID
883440
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 3, 1999
Crash reported
BRAKE APPLICATION ON WET HIGHWAY INDUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN. THE SPIN RESULTED IN SEVERE IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL CAUSING FRONT-END DAMAGE SO SEVERE AS TO PREVENT THE DRIVER DOOR FROM OPENING. THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN AFTER SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT.
NHTSA ID
714295
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
AirbagsSeat beltsSteering
Filed May 10, 1999
FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO UNIT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. MJS
NHTSA ID
545484
Incident
Apr 15, 1999
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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