{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V641 (72F8): Model Year 2017 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v641/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V641 (Volkswagen): If the third row seat does not remain in its adjusted position, there may be an increased risk of injury to an occupant in t...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, model year 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 September 2016. 19,205 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured August 30, 2015, to July 10, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the third row seat back may move forward under load, such as in a frontal collision. As such, the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor … 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: 72F8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V641 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: “If the third row seat does not remain in its adjusted position, there may be an increased risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.” 16V641 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seats:Mid/Rear Assembly 6 September 2016 2017-2017 AUDI Q7 If the third row seat does not remain in its adjusted position, there may be an increased risk of injury to ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:37:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:32:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V641 (72F8): Model Year 2017 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v641/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}