Audi instrument panel display can fail hiding speedometer and warning lights
Volkswagen is recalling certain 2021 Audi A6, A7, A8, Q7, Q8, RS and S models because a software error may cause the instrument panel display to fail.
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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: the display of information may fail while the vehicle retains control, propulsion and braking, and no incidents are recorded.
Plain-English summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2021 Audi SQ8, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, Q7, Q8, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, A6 Allroad and SQ7 vehicles. About 44,387 units are potentially affected.
Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail.
NHTSA states that an instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the instrument panel module software free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 24, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834, referencing recall number 90VC, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- AUDI RS 7, SQ8, A8, S8
- Brand
- AUDI
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Instrument panel
- Affected units
- 44,387
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 (14)
- RS 7
- SQ8
- A8
- S8
- A6 ALLROAD
- RS Q8
- RS 6 AVANT
- S6
- S7
- SQ7
- A7
- A6
- Q8
- Q7
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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