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NHTSA Campaign 19V737000

STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA campaign 19V737000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body. The repair is free.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 19V737000 with NHTSA on October 16, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 19V737000, NHTSA lists up to 174,278 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 9, 2016 and October 16, 2019.

Owner notification letters for 19V737000 were scheduled from November 1, 2019, 16 days after the report.

19V737000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2018–2020.

Owners of the model years 19V737000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 19V737000 vehicles, the 2018 Audi Q5 has the most (21).

By potentially affected vehicles, 19V737000 ranks 26 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 19V737000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 19V737000 was 17V675000, reported on October 25, 2017.

What this recall covers

The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi SQ5 and 2018-2020 Audi Q5 vehicles. The rear wheel arch cover trim may loosen and detach from the vehicle.
The risk
The detached trim may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
The fix
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four clips securing the forward part of the rear wheel arch trim, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 66K8.

Reported October 16, 2019

Vehicles covered by 19V737000 (5)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V737000, 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: October 16, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted