- Vehicles
- 31,058
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 23
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 March 2022
- Repaired
- 97%
- Unrepaired
- 835
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2020-2021 Audi A4
- 2020-2021 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2019-2021 Audi A5
- 2020-2021 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2020-2021 Audi A6
- 2020-2021 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2020-2021 Audi A7
- 2020-2021 Audi A8
- 2020-2021 Audi Q5
- 2021 Audi Q7
- 2021 Audi Q8
- 2019-2021 Audi RS 5
- 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant
- 2021 Audi RS 7
- 2021 Audi RS Q8
- 2020-2021 Audi S4
- 2019-2021 Audi S5
- 2020-2021 Audi S6
- 2020-2021 Audi S7
- 2020-2021 Audi S8
- 2020-2021 Audi SQ5
- 2021 Audi SQ7
- 2021 Audi SQ8
Repair progress
835 of 31,058 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.
97% repaired — 30,217 of 31,058 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 6
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS5 Sportback, S5 Sportback, 2020-2021 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, Q5, S4 Sedan, S5 Coupe, S5 Cabriolet, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, 2021 Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, and SQ8 vehicles. The rear axle alignment may not have been inspected after the repairs for Recall 21V-295 (42L1) were performed.
What could happen
Rear axle misalignment may cause premature or uneven tire wear, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect the rear axle, adjust the alignment as necessary, and replace any prematurely or unevenly worn tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 3, 2022.
Parts involved
- Rear Suspension - Alignment post-recall repairRear Suspension - Alignment post-recall repair
- Rear Tire(s) if needed due to wear / post recallRear Tire(s) if needed due to wear / post recall repair
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 January 2022
- Owners notified3 March 2022
- Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 97% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 January 2022.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 42L5.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 42L5
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.