{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 21V027 (48P7): One 2019 Audi Q3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v027/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V027 (Audi): The circlip can detach and catch on surrounding components, causing the steering system to lock and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q3, model year 2019. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 January 2021. 1 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling one 2019 Audi Q3 vehicle. Production deviation in the belt pully can prevent the circlip from properly engaging the steering rack. 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: 48P7. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V027 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: “The circlip can detach and catch on surrounding components, causing the steering system to lock and increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V027 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Steering:Critical Fasteners 27 January 2021 2019-2019 AUDI Q3 The circlip can detach and catch on surrounding components, causing the steering system to lock and increasing the risk of a crash. Audi will notify the owner, and a dealer will replace the steering rack, free of charge. The recall was completed February 28, 20",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:38:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:57:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 21V027 (48P7): One 2019 Audi Q3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v027/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}