{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V400 (45G6): 2016-2017 Audi Q3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v400/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V400 (Volkswagen): A vehicle approaching from behind may not have any warning that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q3, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 June 2017. 24,754 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Audi Q3 vehicles. If the parking brake is used during emergency braking, the brake lights on the vehicle will not activate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, … 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: 45G6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V400 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: “A vehicle approaching from behind may not have any warning that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V400 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights 26 June 2017 2016-2017 AUDI Q3 A vehicle approaching from behind may not have any warning that the vehicle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash. Audi ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:07:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:47:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V400 (45G6): 2016-2017 Audi Q3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v400/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}