Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2006-32
Audi · Audi A3
The gas required to inflate the curtain airbag can escape gradually through a defective weld seam on the gas generator. In this case the curtain airbag would fail to inflate in a collision.
- Published
- 18 August 2006
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0507/06
- Model
- 8P, EC type-approval e1 * 2001/116 * 0217 * 00-14
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
The affected vehicles were manufactured during the period 06.2005 - 08.2005 and have a vehicle identification number within the following range:WAU _ _ _ 8P _ 6A 023 747to WAU _ _ _ 8P _ 6A 061 475.