Audi Q8 recalls

On affected vehicles an important connection in the seat belt buckle may not have been produced correctly during the assembly process.

Fix: The belt buckles on both front seats (left and right) must be replaced.

1 vehicle · built 25 Mar 2025 to 25 Mar 2025

On affected vehicles there may be defective battery modules which may result in a fire hazard when charging the high-voltage battery.

Fix: Update the software of the high-voltage battery to improve the self-diagnosis capabilities. Vehicle owners are advised to not charge the high-voltage battery using external charging sources and also not use the e-tron modes “Battery charge” and “Battery hold” until the update is applied.

232 vehicles · built 12 Jan 2021 to 15 Dec 2023

The function of the side airbag may be restricted due to the airbag not being sufficiently secured to the front left seat frame.

Fix: Conduct a check of the airbag to ensure it is secured correctly; if necessary the side airbag is to be correctly hooked in position and resecured.

187 vehicles · built 11 Aug 2023 to 26 Oct 2023

A weld seam on the outer backrest frame of the front seats may not have been made correctly.�

Fix: Check the front seats and if required to replace the affected backrest.

13 vehicles · built 2 Jun 2023 to 12 Jun 2023

Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain circumstances incorrectly be changed without this being noticed.

Fix: The wheel alignment must be checked and if necessary the suspension must be serviced on the affected vehicles.

5,327 vehicles · built 7 Nov 2019 to 20 Feb 2021

One or more nuts which do not meet the specifications may have been fitted on the rear axle suspension links.

Fix: The affected nuts on the rear axle will be replaced on affected vehicles.

10,089 vehicles · built 7 Nov 2019 to 18 Feb 2021

It is possible that gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line.

Fix: The production date of the gear oil line must be checked first on the vehicles affected and the gear oil line must be replaced if necessary.

1,568 vehicles · built 1 Sep 2019 to 31 Dec 2019

The bolted connection between the steering shaft and the steering rack may not have been tightened to the required torque

Fix: The bolted connection between the steering shaft and the steering rack will be checked and if necessary replaced.

114 vehicles · built 1 Jun 2015 to 28 Feb 2019

A casting process error may affect the rigidity of the front shock absorber fork.

Fix: Replace the affected shock absorber forks.

31 vehicles · built 27 Nov 2018 to 18 Dec 2018