NHTSA recall 25V201000
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 | 25V201000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 90VC |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2025-03-31 |
| Owners notified | 2025-04-24 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 44387 |
| Part numbers | Models A8: 4N0.920.890.E/F; 4N0.920.894.E/F, Models A6, A7, Q7, Q8: 4K0.920.790.D/E; 4K0.920.890.D/E; 4K0.920.894.D/E |
| Report | Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 44387 |
| Reported remedied | 36461 (82%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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 2021 SQ8, A6 SEDAN, A7, A8, Q7, Q8, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S6 SEDAN, S7, S8, A6 Allroad, and SQ7 vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail.
What can happen
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the instrument panel module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 24, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90VC.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
| 2021 AUDI A6 | |
|---|---|
| 2021 AUDI A6 ALLROAD | |
| 2021 AUDI A7 | |
| 2021 AUDI A8 | |
| 2021 AUDI Q7 | |
| 2021 AUDI Q8 | |
| 2021 AUDI RS 6 AVANT | |
| 2021 AUDI RS 7 | |
| 2021 AUDI RS Q8 | |
| 2021 AUDI S6 | |
| 2021 AUDI S7 | |
| 2021 AUDI S8 | |
| 2021 AUDI SQ7 | |
| 2021 AUDI SQ8 |
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
| A9124702062466_4 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when Apple CarPlay cannot be started using Wi-Fi connection (Wireless CarPlay). |
|---|---|
| A9024772065932_2 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the Audi virtual cockpit has a white sheen. |
| A9024752064983_7 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when there is a pixel error in the Audi virtual cockpit. |
| A9024742065960_3 | 2024-03-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the Audi virtual cockpit is distorted due to a broken screen. |
| A4024722067804_3 | 2024-02-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when DTC C129700 is logged in address 00D4 and/or 00D5 for active roll stabilization. |
| A0023822047812_7 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information on how to set up and use the SD Creator for obtaining vehicle software updates via the Mirror Server. |
| A9123542067843_3 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the configuration appears without apparent reason with MIB3. |
| A9123532062264_2 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the rear MMI control panel (SCON) shows the message "Software update could not be downloaded". |
| A9023592069331_2 | 2024-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when there is a message in the instrument cluster: :Instrument cluster: fault. Limited warning messages. Please contact workshop"; B200096. |
| A9723032072000_1 | 2023-12-07. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information when the message "Drive system: Fault. Limited performance appears; DTCs P048000, P048100, U063300, P069400. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.