{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2021249 (Audi), 2019 to 2021: Suspension",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2021249/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2021249, AUDI A5, A4, Q5, S4, S6, A6, A8, S7, S8, S5, A7, SQ5, RS Q8, Q7, Q8, R, 2021-04-26. Issue: On certain vehicles, the lock.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A5, A4, Q5, S4, S6, A6. Published by Transport Canada as 2021249 on 26 April 2021. System: Suspension. What the notice says Issue: On certain vehicles, the lock nuts for the rear trailing arm bolts may be defective. If a nut breaks, there could be sudden changes in rear wheel alignment. This can cause a loss of vehicle stability. Safety Risk: Reduced vehicle stability could cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash. … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Audi A5 is named on 12 American notices, 17 British, 25 European, 1 Japanese and 10 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Audi recall 21V825 - 2021 Audi A8 and S8, 2022 Audi A5 Sportback, A4 Sedan, E-T... Audi recall 20V737 - 2021 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2020-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, and... Volkswagen recall 18V893 - 2018 Audi A5 Sportback DVSA recall R/2014/098: Audi Q7, A5, A6 and 3 more (Reduction in braking performance) DVSA recall R/2015/031: Audi A7, Q5, A6 and 4 more (Fuel may leak) DVSA recall R/2017/078: Audi A5, A7, A8 and 3 more (Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident) EU Safety Gate alert A12/00689/20: Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5, notified by Ge",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:27:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:27:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2021249 (Audi), 2019 to 2021: Suspension\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2021249/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}