Volkswagen Group of America is recalling nine 2018 Audi luxury sedans and two 2017 models for a possible defect involving the air bags, according to federal records.
Volkswagon Group of America, Inc. is recalling an estimated 342,867 Audi sedans and SUVs for electric coolant pump problems.
The Audi A4 Allroad, A5 Sportback and A5 Coupe all qualify for the 2017 safety award given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Some 2017-MY Audi vehicles are equipped to receive real-time signal information from the advanced traffic management system that monitors traffic lights.
The recall covers nearly 80,000 cars in need of revised software to control the side marker lights.
Audi will offer a redesigned manual transmission with its 2017 A4 Quattro all-wheel-drive sedan that it says would be the only luxury sedan with that particular pairing.
Audi will offer the 2017 A4 Ultra as a higher-efficiency model that improves highway fuel economy by more than 19% over the outgoing A4 entry luxury sedan.
Audi has revealed pricing and specifications for its new A4 allroad. It will receive a number of improvements for 2017, including a redesigned 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine, and prices will start at $44,000.
Technology bubbles to the surface of Audi's redesign of its entry luxury A4 for 2017 for a vehicle whose use in sales fleets has been mostly concentrated in the pharmaceutical industry.
The luxury mid-size car qualifies for the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award after markedly improving its performance in the small overlap front crash test.