# NHTSA recall 25V226000

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: 25V226000
- Manufacturer's number: 916C
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2025\-04\-09
- Owners notified: 2025\-05\-20
- Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 98
- Part numbers: 85E.980.568.H \& N

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 and Q6 vehicles.  The rearview camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."


## What can happen

A rearview camera with a delayed or deactivated image reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the rearview camera control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 916C.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 98
- Reported remedied: 97 \(98%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2025 AUDI Q6 E\-TRON
- [2025 AUDI SQ6 SPORTBACK E\-TRON](/makes/audi/sq6/2025/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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