# NHTSA recall 20V149000

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: 20V149000
- Manufacturer's number: 36A1
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-03\-16
- Owners notified: 2020\-03\-31
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 229

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2019 Audi Q8 and 2017\-2019 Audi Q7 vehicles.  The bolt connecting the steering shaft to the steering gear may loosen, possibly resulting in a loss of steering control.


## What can happen

A sudden loss of loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering shaft bolt, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began March 31, 2020.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 36A1.


## 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 2021 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 229
- Reported remedied: 211 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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)
- [2018 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2019/recalls.md)
- [2019 AUDI Q8](/makes/audi/q8/2019/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB\_2074846\_5](/bulletins/11038042.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2064535\_4](/bulletins/11036904.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2063546\_5](/bulletins/11036903.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2063528\_5](/bulletins/11036902.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074846\_4](/bulletins/11028405.md), 2026-02-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2028220\_13](/bulletins/11027350.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074846\_3](/bulletins/11025340.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2075199\_2](/bulletins/11023767.md), 2025-10-03, Service bulletin
- [A4825772065978\_4](/bulletins/11013697.md), 2025-02-05, Service bulletin
- [A4824732075199\_1](/bulletins/11009362.md), 2024-10-28, 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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