{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 19V114 (40O4/40O6): 2019 Q7, Q8, S5 Cabriolet, and S5 Sportback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v114/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V114 (Audi): Loose shock absorbers may impair vehicle steering, increasing the risk of crash. Audi's own number: 40O4/40O6.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, Audi Q8, Audi S5, Audi S5 Cabriolet, model year 2019. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 February 2019. 34 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019 Q7, Q8, S5 Cabriolet, and S5 Sportback vehicles. The front shock absorber forks may develop cracks allowing the shock absorbers to loosen. 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 Audi's own number for this recall: 40O4/40O6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V114 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: “Loose shock absorbers may impair vehicle steering, increasing the risk of crash.” 19V114 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Suspension:Front:Shock Absorber 20 February 2019 2019-2019 AUDI Q7, AUDI Q8, AUDI S5, AUDI S5 CABRIOLET Loose shock absorbers may impair vehicle steering, increasing the risk of crash. Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the shock absorber forks, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2019",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:22:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:31:44+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 19V114 (40O4/40O6): 2019 Q7, Q8, S5 Cabriolet, and S5 Sportback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v114/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}