NHTSA Recall 22V806000
Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Component: Equipment. Reported 2022-10-26. An estimated 6,076 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 AUDI A8, A6 Allroad, E-TRON Quattro, 2022 S3, RSQ8, RS7, RS6 Avant, Q8, Q7, Q3, E-TRON Sportback Quattro, S5 Cabriolet, E-TRON GT, S5 Sportback, A7, A6, A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A4, A4 Allroad, A3, S8, SQ7, SQ8, S6, and S4 vehicles. The infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next time the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk
An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What the manufacturer will do
Dealers will replace the infotainment main unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91Ei.
Manufacturer campaign number: 91Ei
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2022 Audi A3
- 2022 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2022 Audi A4
- 2022 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2022 Audi A5
- 2021 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2022 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2022 Audi A6
- 2022 Audi A7
- 2021 Audi A8
- 2022 Audi A8
- 2022 Audi E-Tron Gt
- 2021 Audi E-Tron
- 2022 Audi E-Tron
- 2022 Audi Q3
- 2022 Audi Q7
- 2022 Audi Q8
- 2022 Audi Rs 6 Avant
- 2022 Audi Rs 7
- 2022 Audi Rs Q8
- 2022 Audi S3
- 2022 Audi S4
- 2022 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2022 Audi S5
- 2022 Audi S6
- 2022 Audi S8
- 2022 Audi Sq7
- 2022 Audi Sq8