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Fire risk Published 22 Jul 1999 Ref JP-1207490

Audi: Seat Belt

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Safety-critical recall — fire risk. If your vehicle is affected, contact your dealer before driving.
Country
Japan
Published
22 Jul 1999
Units affected
1119
Reference
JP-1207490

Affected vehicles

Audi Audi A3 1.8 1997–1999 Audi Audi A3 1.8T 1997–1999

Hazard

The pretensioners (pyrotechnic devices that instantly retract seat belt slack upon collision) in the left and right rear seat belt retractors contain improperly specified sound-deadening material. When the pretensioner activates, high-temperature particles generated by the device can enter the sound-deadening material, causing heat generation. In the worst case, the sound-deadening material may char and result in fire.
Show original (日本語)
左右後部座席ベルト巻き取り装置のプリテンショナ(衝突時に座席ベルトの弛みを瞬時に 巻き取る装置(火薬式))において、遮音材の材質に不適切なものがあり、当該プリテン ショナが作動した際に同装置から発生する高温の粒子が遮音材内部に入り発熱し、最悪の 場合、当該遮音材が焼損して火災に至るおそれがある。

Remedy

Replace the sound-deadening material with the corrective component on all vehicles.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、当該遮音材を対策品と交換する。

Official source

View the official recall notice