{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V508 (24DF): 2017-2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet and A3 Sedan",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v508/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V508 (Volkswagen): An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 24DF.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A3 Cabriolet, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 August 2017. 8,383 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet and A3 Sedan vehicles. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) software may misinterpret the flywheel rotation on engine start-up as a \"knocking\" condition, and the adjusted air/fuel mixture may result in an engine stall. 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: 24DF. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V508 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: “An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.” 17V508 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 16 August 2017 2017-2018 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECU software, free of charge. The recall began September 19, 2017. Owner",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:13:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:02:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V508 (24DF): 2017-2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet and A3 Sedan\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v508/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}