# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [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.

- [SM 13\-2026](/bulletins/11030982.md), 2026-04-07, Other
- [AWA 24\-04](/bulletins/11002281.md), 2024-06-25, Warranty extension
- [AWA 24\-04](/bulletins/11002181.md), 2024-06-25, Warranty extension
- [A912306202432310](/bulletins/10248208.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin
- [A4523362072304\_1](/bulletins/10247205.md), 2024-01-04, 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
- [A9023312058077\_7](/bulletins/10239690.md), 2023-08-04, Service bulletin
- [A9023302055188\_6](/bulletins/10238232.md), 2023-07-10, 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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