# NHTSA recall 23V868000

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: 23V868000
- Manufacturer's number: 69GA
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-12\-20
- Owners notified: 2024\-01\-17
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 1001
- Part numbers: 4M8 880 241 K, 4M0 880 241 K

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2023\-2024 SQ8, RSQ8, Q8, Q7, and 2024 SQ7 vehicles.  The driver's seat side air bag may have been improperly mounted to the seatback frame.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, "Side Impact Protection."


## What can happen

An improperly mounted air bag may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and reinstall the air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 69GA.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1001
- Reported remedied: 955 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2023 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI Q8](/makes/audi/q8/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI Q8](/makes/audi/q8/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI RS Q8](/makes/audi/rs-q8/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI RS Q8](/makes/audi/rs-q8/2024/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI SQ7](/makes/audi/sq7/2024/recalls.md)
- [2023 AUDI SQ8](/makes/audi/sq8/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 AUDI SQ8](/makes/audi/sq8/2024/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.

- [DC\_Audi\_CF\_ Airbag](/bulletins/11030980.md), 2026-04-07, Other
- [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11003002.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin
- [A6924112056406\_5](/bulletins/11002933.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin
- [WS\_Q7 Airbag light](/bulletins/11002298.md), 2024-06-25, Other
- [WS\_Q7 Airbag light](/bulletins/11002198.md), 2024-06-25, Other
- [A6924082073566\_1](/bulletins/10253265.md), 2024-05-06, Service bulletin
- [A6924062072911\_1](/bulletins/10250319.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [A6923912056406\_4](/bulletins/10238396.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin
- [A6922812056406\_3](/bulletins/10208209.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [A6921752056421\_6](/bulletins/10205964.md), 2022-01-06, 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)

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