The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·15V200000·Announced 2015-04-03

Audi Recalls 2015 Q3 Vehicles Due to Sunroof Safety Defect

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 3,646 2015 Audi Q3 vehicles because the sunroof may continue closing after the vehicle is turned off, posing an injury risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential physical injury without confirmed fatalities or hospitalizations.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2015 Audi Q3 vehicles manufactured between April 4, 2014, and November 5, 2014. The recall involves 3,646 vehicles. The defect is located in the sun/moon roof assembly.

If the vehicle is turned off while the sunroof is in the process of closing, the sunroof may continue to close instead of stopping. This behavior causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 118, which governs power-operated window, partition, and roof panel systems. If an occupant is in the path of the closing sunroof while the vehicle is shut off, there is an increased risk of injury.

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the sunroof control module software free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. Volkswagen's internal number for this recall is 60C1.

The recalled product

Product
AUDI Q3
Brand
AUDI
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Sunroof Assembly
Hazard
Affected units
3,646

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • Q3

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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