{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V642 (97CB): Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A4 Allroad, Audi Q3 and 2 more (2015 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v642/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V642 (Volkswagen): If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A4 Allroad, Audi Q3, Audi Q7, Audi Tt Roadster, model years 2015 to 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 September 2016. 79,895 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights … 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: 97CB. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V642 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 side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V642 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electrical System:Software 6 September 2016 2015-2017 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET, AUDI A4 ALLROAD, AUDI Q3, AUDI Q7, AUDI TT ROA",
  "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 16V642 (97CB): Audi A3 Cabriolet, Audi A4 Allroad, Audi Q3 and 2 more (2015 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v642/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}