# NHTSA recall 20V644000

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: 20V644000
- Manufacturer's number: 72L4
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-10\-19
- Owners notified: 2020\-11\-10
- Component: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 1
- Part numbers: 5QF 881 105 AH

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling one 2020 Audi Q3 vehicle.  The driver's seat frame may have incorrectly been bolted to the seat rail.


## What can happen

The incorrect bolt connection could fail, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolt connection and, as necessary, replace the seat structure, free of charge.  The recall began November 10, 2020.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 72L4.


## 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 1, for 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 1 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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

- [2020 AUDI Q3](/makes/audi/q3/2020/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\_2071893\_2](/bulletins/11017621.md), 2025-05-03, Service bulletin
- [A7223512072225\_1](/bulletins/10247137.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin
- [A7223462069350\_1](/bulletins/10236628.md), 2023-06-06, 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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