NHTSA Campaign 16V642000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 16V642000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 16V642000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V642000, NHTSA lists up to 79,895 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 7, 2015 and June 23, 2016.
The 16V642000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V642000 were scheduled from November 1, 2016, 56 days after the report.
16V642000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 16V642000 covers have filed at least 65 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V642000 vehicles, the 2017 Audi Q7 has the most (53).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V642000 ranks 53 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V642000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V642000 was 16V171000, reported on March 24, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97CB.
Reported September 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V642000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V642000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted