# NHTSA recall 21V295000 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: 21V295000 - Manufacturer's number: 42L1 - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2021\-04\-26 - Owners notified: 2021\-06\-04 - Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON\-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY - Units potentially affected: 40993 - Part numbers: WHT 007 610 ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2021 Q7, Q8, Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, RS6 Avant, RS7, RS Q8, 2020\-2021 Audi S6 sedan, Q5, A8, S8, A7, A6 Allroad, A5 Cabriolet, A4 sedan, A4 Allroad, SQ5, S7, A6 sedan, S5 coupe, S4 sedan, S5 Cabriolet, A5 coupe, 2019\-2021 RS5 coupe, A5 Sportback, S5 Sportback, RS5 Sportback vehicles. The lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion. ## What can happen A broken lock nut may misalign the rear axle, causing a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash. ## The remedy Dealers will replace the lock nuts and, if necessary, the associated bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 4, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 42L1. ## 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 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 - Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 40993 - Reported remedied: 40442 \(98%\) - Reported unreachable: 3 - Reported removed: 0 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 - [2020 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2021/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2020/recalls.md) - 2021 AUDI A8 - [2020 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI Q8](/makes/audi/q8/2021/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2019/recalls.md) - 2020 AUDI RS 5 - [2021 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI RS 6 AVANT](/makes/audi/rs-6-avant/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI RS Q8](/makes/audi/rs-q8/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2021/recalls.md) - [2019 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2019/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2021/recalls.md) - 2020 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET - 2021 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET - [2020 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2021/recalls.md) - [2020 AUDI SQ5](/makes/audi/sq5/2020/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI SQ5](/makes/audi/sq5/2021/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\_2061464\_12](/bulletins/11035800.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2067804\_6](/bulletins/11034649.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2061464\_1](/bulletins/11030992.md), 2026-04-07, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2023187\_8](/bulletins/11030983.md), 2026-04-07, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2062633\_6](/bulletins/11029371.md), 2026-03-03, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2059665\_7](/bulletins/11025400.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2062932\_2](/bulletins/11025365.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2059841\_6](/bulletins/11025364.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2061464\_10](/bulletins/11025243.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin - [TSB\_2059996\_6](/bulletins/11025242.md), 2025-11-08, 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V295000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V295000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2021V295000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F21V295000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2021V295000)