Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015315, dated 17 July 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15V452, dated 20 July 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 48M1.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015315 | 15V452 |
| Dated | 17 July 2015 | 20 July 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Audi | |
The two registers are 3 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15V452, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015315
- Recall date
- 17 July 2015
- Make
- Audi
- Models
- SQ5
- Model years
- 2014 to 2015
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,398
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, during cold ambient temperatures, the electric power steering assist system may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault. This would unexpectedly increase the steering effort force necessary to steer the vehicle at lower vehicle speeds, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will update the power steering control module software.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015315.