# NHTSA recall 22V742000 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: 22V742000 - Manufacturer's number: 91DZ - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2022\-10\-05 - Owners notified: 2022\-10\-25 - Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION - Units potentially affected: 170296 - Part numbers: No part number, software update only ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2021 Audi A8, RS7, RS6 Avant, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, Q8, Q7, Q5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, Q5, A7, A6, A6 Allroad, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, A5 Cabrioleet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, E\-Tron Sportback Quattro, SQ7, S5 Cabriolet, E\-Tron Quattro, SQ8, SQ5 Sportback, SQ5, S8, S7, S6 Sedan, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, 2022 E\-Tron GT, and 2021\-2022 RSQ8 vehicles. Due to a software issue, a blank or black screen may be displayed instead of the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." ## What can happen A blank rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. ## The remedy Dealers will update the infotainment unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DZ. ## 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.nhtsa.gov. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 - Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 170296 - Reported remedied: 162089 \(95%\) - Reported unreachable: 0 - 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 - [2021 AUDI A4](/makes/audi/a4/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2021/recalls.md) - 2021 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET - [2021 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2021/recalls.md) - 2021 AUDI A8 - [2021 AUDI E\-TRON](/makes/audi/e-tron/2021/recalls.md) - [2022 AUDI E\-TRON GT](/makes/audi/e-tron-gt/2022/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) - [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) - [2022 AUDI RS Q8](/makes/audi/rs-q8/2022/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2021/recalls.md) - 2021 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET - [2021 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI SQ5](/makes/audi/sq5/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI SQ7](/makes/audi/sq7/2021/recalls.md) - [2021 AUDI SQ8](/makes/audi/sq8/2021/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. - [A9124612072873\_1](/bulletins/10249582.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin - [A9123502071986\_2](/bulletins/10246202.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin - [A9023552055188\_7](/bulletins/10245692.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin - [A9023532058077\_8](/bulletins/10245688.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin - [A9023522059891\_5](/bulletins/10245687.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin - [A9123412066110\_3](/bulletins/10244592.md), 2023-11-06, Service bulletin - [A9123402071928\_1](/bulletins/10244590.md), 2023-11-06, Service bulletin - [A9023292069244\_2](/bulletins/10238183.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin - [A9023182065960\_2](/bulletins/10233636.md), 2023-04-06, Service bulletin - [A9023162064844\_2](/bulletins/10233628.md), 2023-04-06, 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V742000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V742000) [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%2022V742000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F22V742000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2022V742000)