HAMBURG, Germany, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's premium arm Audi is recalling 36,000 Audi A8 cars around the world because of a problem with the driver-side airbag, Audi said on Friday. Internal checks showed the bag may not fully deploy during a crash, which means they provide some protection but not as much as planned. The recall affects all A8 models made between late 2002 and March 2004. A spokesman would not say how much the recall -- which involves swapping out the airbag in a ...
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