The 2013 Audi S4 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 101,938 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
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Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured February 16, 2012, to October 21, 2014, and 2013-2015 Audi Allroad vehicles manufactured March 12, 2012, to October 21, 2014. Due to an improper algorithm in the air bag control module, if a…
Consequence
If the front air bags do not deploy in the event of a secondary impact to the front of the vehicle, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.
Remedy
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2014. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69K5.
Complaints by component
STEERING
19
POWER TRAIN
8
ENGINE
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints34
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Engine mount failure at 60,000 miles”
“At times vehicle suddenly loses power and displays “transmission malfunction:you may continue drivingâ€� but then fails to accelerate to or maintain highway speeds. Other times when vehicle is stopped in traffic the transmission delays engaging when pressing in the accelerator and thus causes an…”
“My mmi 5f module went out right after an oil change service on nov 12, 2022 I called them as soon as I got home to inform leader automotive in normal il. I was told I would not be able to be seen until january 5 2023 at 1:pm. I then called back a few days later and was able to move that…”
“Dsg issues. Clunking when downshifting into 1st / 2nd when stopping. Shift hesitation on upshift as well .”
“Transmission shifts strange when cold. Acts like it loosed power every shift. Strange clunking as well on slow speeds or number to number traffic. Sometimes it scared me that it will jump forward and hit the car on front of me.”
“Transmission error, at first says you can continue driving in limp mode but shortly after says put car into park. Got stuck on the road several times in a single 10 mile trip.”
“Transmission shifts harshly and makes noise during shifts. Was told the mechatronics need replacement. Sometimes when accelerating the car will jolt as if it it loses power momentarily. When merging into traffic in could be dangerous.”
“Transmission shifts harshly and makes noise during shifts. Was told the mechatronics need replacement. Sometimes when accelerating the car will jolt as if it it loses power momentarily. When merging into traffic in could be dangerous.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Audi S4 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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