Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Electrical System › Software
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 6, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 79,895. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97CB.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Audi A4 Allroad | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 Audi Q3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Audi Q7 | 323 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 Audi TT Roadster | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Audi Q3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Audi TT Roadster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Audi Q3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V642000.
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