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Affected vehicle: 2003 Audi A4 sedan. Air bag failure light remained on, no prior accident or event that caused the failure light to remain on. Had problem diagnosed by Audi dealership and it was found to be caused by a faulty airbag igniter in the steering wheel. Igniter replaced with a new part from Audi but was not covered under warranty or recall. Transport Canada has a recall on this problem for the same vehicle, 2003 Audi A4. Transport Canada recall # is 2002221 and details can be found on: (www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/recalls/recall_E.asp?recno=10276&). Transport Canada reports that Canadian Audi dealers will replace the airbag units on all affected vehicles. NHTSA has a similar recall for the 2003 Audi A6 and the NHTSA recall id is 02V275000 and details can be found on: (www.automallusa.net/2003/Audi/A6/recalls.html). NHTSA reports that Audi usa dealers will replace the air bags on all affected vehicles.
While driving 40 mph, consumer rear ended another vehicle. Without any indication, the driver side air bag did not deploy; however, the passenger side air bag did.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA