NHTSA recall 23V212000
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 | 23V212000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 90N7 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-03-29 |
| Owners notified | 2023-05-10 |
| Component | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA |
| Units potentially affected | 19 |
| Part numbers | 4M0 980 281 A, 4M1.909.466.D |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 19 |
| Reported remedied | 18 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| 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.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2020 Q7 vehicles. Incompatibility between the front camera control software and the heating element used for the front camera on the windshield may cause the heating element to overheat.
What can happen
An overheated heating element can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will update the control software and replace the heater element for the front camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed May 26, 2023. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90N7.
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.
| 2020 AUDI Q7 |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SM 13-2026 | 2026-04-07. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
|---|---|
| AWA 24-04 | 2024-06-25. Warranty extension. Diagnosed and confirmed malfunction of the vehicle’s AEB system that resulted from failure or malfunction of the AEB system’s control unit, camera(s), LIDAR, and/or sensor(s) which enable automatic emergency braking functionality. |
| AWA 24-04 | 2024-06-25. Warranty extension. Diagnosed and confirmed malfunction of the vehicle’s AEB system that resulted from failure or malfunction of the AEB system’s control unit, camera(s), LIDAR, and/or sensor(s) which enable automatic emergency braking functionality. |
| A912306202432310 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the parking assistance provides false warnings. |
| A4523362072304_1 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the ABS/ESC speed sensor has an implausible signal. |
| A9023552055188_7 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the individual overhead view cameras are inoperative, the picture is blurry or fogged up, DTCs B200FFA, B127C04, C12AE02. |
| A9023532058077_8 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when there is a warning, warning jolt and/or brake engagement with Audi pre sense. |
| A9023522059891_5 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for the Audi pre sense restricted function icon displayed after the engine is started. |
| A9023312058077_7 | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when an unexpected Audi presense front intervention such as a front end warning, a warning jolt, partial braking, or emergency braking occurs and a warning appears in the instrument cluster and audibly. |
| A9023302055188_6 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the overhead view cameras are inoperative; DTCs B200FFA, B127C04, C12AE02. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.