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2022 Audi S3: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi S3. The newest campaign is 22V823000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Nov 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Display Function. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V823000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.
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Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 64,203 units in total.

  • 22V823000Back Over Prevention / Display Function
  • 22V806000Equipment / Electrical / Infotainment / Video (Touch)screen/Monitor/Unit
  • 22V652000Air Bags / Frontal
  • 22V515000Seat Belts / Pretensioner
  • 22V224000Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor
  • 21V825000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
  • 21V606000Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor

  1. 22V823000Received . 2,607 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Display Function

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf R A8, Audi S3, RS3 Sedan, Q4 E-Tron SUV, A3 Sedan, and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and ID4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 91EK, Audi: 91EL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V806000Received . 6,076 units.

    Equipment / Electrical / Infotainment / Video (Touch)screen/Monitor/Unit

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 AUDI A8, A6 Allroad, E-TRON Quattro, 2022 S3, RSQ8, RS7, RS6 Avant, Q8, Q7, Q3, E-TRON Sportback Quattro, S5 Cabriolet, E-TRON GT, S5 Sportback, A7, A6, A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A4, A4 Allroad, A3, S8, SQ7, SQ8, S6, and S4 vehicles. The infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next time the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the infotainment main unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91Ei.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91Ei. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 22V652000Received . 4,117 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69DZ.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69DZ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 22V515000Received . 2,584 units.

    Seat Belts / Pretensioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3 and A3 sedans. The retention force of the seat belt tensioner on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadequate to properly restrain the occupants during a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 15, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 68i2.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 68i2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 22V224000Received . 466 units.

    Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022 A3 Sedan and S3 Sedan vehicles. The child seat anchorage fitting sleeves are incorrectly marked with a different symbol than the one described in the owner's manual. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An incorrectly marked child restraint anchorage may cause confusion during child seat installation, resulting in a child seat being improperly secured and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace all four fitting sleeves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May24, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72M7.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 72M7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 21V825000Received . 2,857 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Audi A8 and S8, 2022 Audi A5 Sportback, A4 Sedan, E-Tron GT, Q3, Q5, RS6 Avant, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RSQ8, SQ7, SQ8, and S3 Sedan vehicles. A software error may prevent the rear-view image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the infotainment unit parameters, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 9, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91CR.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91CR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 21V606000Received . 45,496 units.

    Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, S5 Sportback, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, SQ8, and 2021-2022 S3 Sedan vehicles. The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69CR, 69CS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20152
  2. 20163
  3. 20172
  4. 20181
  5. 20191
  6. 20201
  7. 20211
  8. 20227
  9. 20231

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2022 Audi S3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/s3/2022/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi S3?
64,203 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi S3 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Audi S3, model years 2015 to 2023. 7 of them name the 2022 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2022 Audi S3 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.