{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V297 (37K6): 2017 Audi Q5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v297/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V297 (Volkswagen): Despite selecting 'Park', if the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, model year 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 May 2017. 5 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi Q5 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing defect within the gearbox, despite selecting the Park position, the vehicle may still unexpectedly roll. 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: 37K6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V297 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: “Despite selecting 'Park', if the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V297 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (PRNDL) 3 May 2017 2017-2017 AUDI Q5 Despite selecting 'Park', if the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the geabox in the affected vehi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:03:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:38:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V297 (37K6): 2017 Audi Q5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v297/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}