# NHTSA recall 20V658000

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: 20V658000
- Manufacturer's number: 70H8
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-10\-27
- Owners notified: 2020\-11\-17
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- Units potentially affected: 94144

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2018\-2020 Audi Q7 vehicles.  The padding on the vehicle's C\-pillar may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, an unbelted occupant's head may impact the vehicle's C\-pillar padding, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the deformation element on the C\-pillars, free of charge.  The recall began November 17, 2020.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 70H8.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 94144
- Reported remedied: 90978 \(96%\)
- Reported unreachable: 73
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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

- [2018 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2020/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\_2078648\_4](/bulletins/11038056.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068999\_5](/bulletins/11038033.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_3](/bulletins/11036926.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2076945\_2](/bulletins/11036922.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068999\_4](/bulletins/11036908.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_2](/bulletins/11035818.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2073282\_1](/bulletins/11035809.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2082366\_1](/bulletins/11034732.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068573\_5](/bulletins/11034651.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2074721\_3](/bulletins/11033473.md), 2026-06-04, 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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