The 1990 Audi Coupe has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 54,800 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.
IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Driver's seat belt randomly looses tension. This has happened often when leaning forward in an attempt to see better around a turn or at night. Seatbelt requires many yanks and much movement to regain tension, which tends to be easily lost again. This has happened in some situations where an…”
“Fuel injectors are failing on the car, as they have for many others. This has caused rough running, very poor performance, high fuel consumption, etc. I found that audi no longer makes the injectors, making them difficult to attain/afford. I am currently forced to look into having adaptors…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Audi Coupe as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.