The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·25V120000·Announced 2027-03-02

[pending] 2023 AUDI Q4 SPORTBACK E-TRON

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 25V120000.

What this means for you

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: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 ID.4, 2022-2023 Audi Q4 e-Tron, and Q4 e-Tron Sportback vehicles. The instrument panel may not properly display the transmission gear lever indicator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."

Failure to display the gear position may result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not engaged, increasing the risk of a crash.

Dealers will update the brake control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 14, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97H3. Audi's number for this recall is 454R.

The recalled product

Product
2023 AUDI Q4 SPORTBACK E-TRON
Brand
AUDI
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Affected units
60,490

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 (3)

  • Q4 SPORTBACK E-TRON
  • ID.4
  • Q4 E-TRON

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.