# NHTSA recall 16V648000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V648000
- Manufacturer's number: 48M5
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-09\-08
- Owners notified: 2016\-11\-01
- Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 8

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured November 11, 2015, to November 23, 2015.  In the affected vehicles, the electric power steering assist control unit may short circuit resulting in a loss of power steering assist.


## What can happen

With a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering rack, free of charge.  The recall began November 2016.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-822\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 48M5.


## Notes

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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 8
- Reported remedied: 7 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-11\-11 to 2015\-11\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [48M3 DEALER LETT](/bulletins/10106784.md), 2017-06-16, Service bulletin
- [48M3 BULLETIN](/bulletins/10106763.md), 2017-06-16, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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