Recall · 20V644000
Volkswagen Group of America recalled the Audi Q3 over seats
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Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 19, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling one 2020 Audi Q3 vehicle. The driver's seat frame may have incorrectly been bolted to the seat rail.
- What it can cause
- The incorrect bolt connection could fail, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolt connection and, as necessary, replace the seat structure, free of charge. The recall began November 10, 2020. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72L4.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Audi Q3 | 2020 | 2020 |
How this campaign compares
At 1 vehicle this is a small campaign: 100% of the 14,431 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 490. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Audi vehicles have been recalled over the seats 6 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V505000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA, 20 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 26V590000 (steering), 20V786000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. with NHTSA on October 19, 2020 as campaign 20V644000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-10-19.
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