Audi S5 — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Dec 19, 2025
Model years: 2025
Issue: On certain vehicles, the rear outboard seat belts may contain defective automatic locking retractors (ALR). As a result, the seat belts may not work properly to secure a chi
Also affects: Audi Q6, Audi Sq6, Audi S6, Audi A5, Audi A6
Audi S5 — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Sep 24, 2025
Model years: 2025
Issue: On certain vehicles, the front seat belt(s) may have been damaged during production. As a result, the seat belt(s) may not hold a person in place during a crash. Note: For t
Also affects: Audi A5, Volkswagen Golf R, Volkswagen Gti, Audi Q4 E-Tron
Audi S5 — Tires
High risk
Aug 21, 2024
Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Certain tires may have a defect that could cause the tread to separate from the belts. If this happens, the tire could fail.
Also affects: Audi A5, Audi S4, Continental Procontact Gx Ao 255/35/R19, Continental 1-855-453-1962
Audi S5 — Visual System
High risk
Oct 26, 2022
Model years: 2022
Issue: On certain vehicles, the infotainment main unit in the center console could fail. If this happens, the display screen will not turn on when you start the vehicle and the rea
Also affects: Audi A8, Audi Rs 7, Audi Q8, Audi E-Tron, Audi Rs 5
Audi S5 — Visual System
High risk
Oct 5, 2022
Model years: 2021
On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display. Canadian regulations require the rearview image to display when the tran
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8
Audi S5 — Suspension
High risk
Jan 26, 2022
Model years: 2020, 2021
On certain vehicles, the rear wheel alignment was not checked during recall 42L1 (Transport Canada Recall 2021-249). As a result, the steering could pull to one side or another and
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8
Audi S5 — Airbag
High risk
Nov 10, 2021
Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020
On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Rs 5, Audi S4
Audi S5 — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Aug 4, 2021
Model years: 2021
On certain vehicles, the passenger seat belt assemblies may contain defective automatic locking retractors (ALR). As a result, the seat belts may not properly lock to secure a chil
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8
Audi S5 — Suspension
High risk
Apr 26, 2021
Model years: 2020, 2021
On certain vehicles, the lock nuts for the rear trailing arm bolts may be defective. If a nut breaks, there could be sudden changes in rear wheel alignment. This can cause a loss o
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8
Audi S5 — Electrical
High risk
Nov 25, 2020
Model years: 2020, 2021
Issue: On certain vehicles, a layer of protective tape may not have been installed around a wiring harness in the spare tire area. As a result, the wiring harness could become dama
Also affects: Audi A5
Audi S5 — Airbag
High risk
Jul 24, 2019
Model years: 2018
On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger
Also affects: Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Rs 5, Audi S4
Audi S5 — Airbag
High risk
Jan 30, 2018
Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012
On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the
Also affects: Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Q5, Audi S4
Audi S5 — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Mar 8, 2017
Model years: 2017
On certain Cabriolet model vehicles, components of the rear seat safety belt pretensioners could detach during pretensioner deployment, potentially entering the passenger compartme
Also affects: Audi A5
Audi S5 — Airbag
High risk
Feb 9, 2016
Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012
On certain vehicles, the driver frontal airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. Increased pressure may cause the inflator to rupture, wh
Also affects: Audi A5, Audi Q5, Volkswagen Cc, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Golf
Audi S5 — Fuel System
High risk
Jan 16, 2015
Model years: 2011, 2012
On certain vehicles, a fuel leak may occur in the fuel injection system under certain driving conditions. Leaking fuel in the presence of an ignition source could lead to a fire ca
Also affects: Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi Q7, Audi S4