NHTSA recall 26V125000
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 | 26V125000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 90TW |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-03-04 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-13 |
| Component | LANE DEPARTURE:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 1620 |
| Part numbers | Data container for Front Sensor for Driver Assistant Systems |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1620 |
| Reported remedied | 810 (50%) |
| 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 2019 Audi Q8, Audi A7, and Audi A6 vehicles previously repaired under recall number 25V900. Due to a software error, the lane departure warning system may be deactivated.
What can happen
The driver may be unaware that the lane departure warning system is deactivated and rely on a system that is not functional, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 6, 2026.
| 2019 AUDI A6 | Built 2018-08-07 to 2019-07-04. |
|---|---|
| 2019 AUDI A7 | Built 2018-08-08 to 2019-07-04. |
| 2019 AUDI Q8 | Built 2018-08-11 to 2019-07-04. |
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. |
| A9024802059971_2 | 2024-04-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the camera for the front driver assist systems fails to calibrate. |
| 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. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.