18V370000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
2012 AUDI A6
8 safety recall campaigns, 86 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints86
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 8
18V229000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
17V781000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
17V002000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
16V646000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
15V823000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of occupant injury in a crash.
What owners report most
- 14AIR BAGS
- 13ENGINE
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 9FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 8POWER TRAIN
- 6STEERING
- 3ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 3ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 AUDI A6s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.