{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V519 (69O3): 2017 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v519/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V519 (Volkswagen): Air bags that deploy with excessive force may increase the risk of injury. Volkswagen's own number: 69O3.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, model year 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 July 2016. 14,535 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured August 30, 2015, to May 8, 2016. Due to a software issue within the air bag control module, the frontal air bags may deploy with more force than required in certain crashes. As such, these vehicles fail to comply … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 69O3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V519 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Air bags that deploy with excessive force may increase the risk of injury.” 16V519 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 8 July 2016 2017-2017 AUDI Q7 Air bags that deploy with excessive force may increase the risk of injury. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the air bag control module softw",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:33:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:18:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V519 (69O3): 2017 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v519/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}