{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V648 (48M5): Model Year 2017 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v648/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V648 (Volkswagen): With a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the ris...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, model year 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 September 2016. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured November 11, 2015, to November 23, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the electric power steering assist control unit may short circuit resulting in a loss of power steering assist. 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: 48M5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V648 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: “With a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V648 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Steering:Electric Power Assist System 8 September 2016 2017-2017 AUDI Q7 With a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:37:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:32:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V648 (48M5): Model Year 2017 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v648/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}