NHTSA Campaign 17V400000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 17V400000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V400000 with NHTSA on June 26, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V400000, NHTSA lists up to 24,754 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 18, 2015 and September 16, 2016.
The 17V400000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V400000 were scheduled from July 31, 2017, 35 days after the report.
17V400000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2016–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V400000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V400000 vehicles, the 2016 Audi Q3 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V400000 ranks 98 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V400000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 17V400000 was 14V790000, reported on December 15, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Audi Q3 vehicles. If the parking brake is used during emergency braking, the brake lights on the vehicle will not activate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- A vehicle approaching from behind may not have any warning that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began July 31, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 45G6.
Reported June 26, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V400000 (2)
Audi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V400000, 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: June 26, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted