The 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."
The risk
An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| Audi A4 | 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi A5 | 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi A6 | 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| Audi A7 | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Audi A8 | 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| Audi A8 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Audi Q3 | 2022 | 34 | 5 |
| Audi Q7 | 2022 | 20 | 3 |
| Audi Q8 | 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| Audi RS 6 Avant | 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| Audi RS 7 | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Audi RS Q8 | 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 | 2 | 7 |
| Audi S4 | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi S5 | 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| Audi S5 Cabriolet | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi S6 | 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| Audi S8 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Audi SQ7 | 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| Audi SQ8 | 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| Audi e-tron | 2021 | 36 | 9 |
| Audi e-tron | 2022 | 31 | 5 |
| Audi e-tron GT | 2022 | 8 | 13 |
Other equipment recalls in 2022
182 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
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| 22V951000 22 Dec 2022 | Kibbi, LLC |
| 22V948000 22 Dec 2022 | SHADOW TRAILER, LLC |
| 22V932000 15 Dec 2022 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 22V920000 13 Dec 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V917000 12 Dec 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V901000 7 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V894000 5 Dec 2022 | OLD SCHOOL TRAILERS, LLC |
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