The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf R A8, Audi S3, RS3 Sedan, Q4 E-Tron SUV, A3 Sedan, and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and ID4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated. 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 can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A3 | 2022 |
| Audi Q4 e-tron | 2022 |
| Audi RS 3 | 2022 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2022 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2022, 2023 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 2022, 2023 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
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 Q4 e-tron | 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| Audi RS 3 | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi S3 | 2022 | 2 | 7 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2022 | 28 | 6 |
| Volkswagen GTI | 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| Volkswagen Golf R | 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 2022 | 137 | 7 |
| Volkswagen ID.4 | 2023 | 464 | 15 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2022
32 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the back over prevention; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V947000 22 Dec 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V868000 23 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V867000 23 Nov 2022 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 22V825000 3 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V804000 26 Oct 2022 | Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini) |
| 22V772000 13 Oct 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 22V764000 12 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V747000 7 Oct 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC |
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