{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Audi recall 21V078 (69BV): 2020-2021 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v078/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V078 (Audi): During a crash necessitating the deployment of the passenger air bag, the second stage may deploy too quickly when a child is in t...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 February 2021. 26,967 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Audi Q7 vehicles. The air bag control module may deploy the second stage of the front passenger air bag too quickly after the first stage when the seat is occupied by an unbelted child. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements … 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: 69BV. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V078 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: “During a crash necessitating the deployment of the passenger air bag, the second stage may deploy too quickly when a child is in the front passenger seat, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V078 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Air Bags:Air Bag/Restraint Control Module:Software 17 February 2021 2020-2021 AUDI Q7 During a crash necessitating the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:39:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:03:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Audi recall 21V078 (69BV): 2020-2021 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v078/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}