NHTSA recall 16V642000
Electrical System, Exterior Lighting · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: 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…
Why it matters: 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.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2015 Audi Q3
- 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi Q3
- 2016 Audi Tt Roadster
- 2017 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2017 Audi Q3
- 2017 Audi Q7
- 2017 Audi Tt Roadster
All model years NHTSA lists
2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2017 Audi A4 Allroad, 2015 Audi Q3, 2016 Audi Q3, 2017 Audi Q3, 2017 Audi Q7, 2016 Audi Tt Roadster, 2017 Audi Tt Roadster.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 16V642000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.