Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Equipment › Electrical › Infotainment › Video (touch)screen/Monitor/Unit
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 26, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,076. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
28 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Audi A3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A4 Allroad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A5 Cabriolet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A6 Allroad | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi A8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi E-Tron | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 Audi E-Tron GT | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi Q3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Audi Q7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 Audi Q8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi RS 6 Avant | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi RS 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi RS Q8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S5 Cabriolet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi S8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi SQ7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Audi SQ8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Audi A6 Allroad | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Audi A8 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Audi E-Tron | 36 | 9 | 1 | 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 22V806000.
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