{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 20V658 (70H8): 2018-2020 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v658/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V658 (Audi): In the event of a crash, an unbelted occupant's head may impact the vehicle's C-pillar padding, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 October 2020. 94,144 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Audi Q7 vehicles. The padding on the vehicle's C-pillar may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash. 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: 70H8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V658 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: “In the event of a crash, an unbelted occupant's head may impact the vehicle's C-pillar padding, increasing the risk of injury.” 20V658 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars 27 October 2020 2018-2020 AUDI Q7 In the event of a crash, an unbelted occupant's head may impact the vehicle's C-pillar padding, increasing the risk of injury. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the deformation element on the C-pillars, free of charge. The recall began",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:27:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:27:51+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 20V658 (70H8): 2018-2020 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v658/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}