FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's (>> Volkswagen AG) luxury brand Audi is set to announce the recall of around 170,000 cars in the United States due to potentially faulty airbags made by Japanese company Takata (>> Takata Corporation), a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Frankfurt Newsroom; Editing by Maria Sheahan)

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