EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “Q7, Q8” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00547/20
Summary
The screw connection between the steering shaft and the steering box may not have been tightened sufficiently and may loosen over time. This will impair the vehicle’s steerability, increasing the risk of an accident.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- Q7, Q8 · Type-approval number: e1 * 2001/116 * 0350 *, Type: 4L
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Audi recall code: 36A1.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between January 2015 and February 2019.
What is the risk?
- The screw connection between the steering shaft and the steering box may not have been tightened sufficiently and may loosen over time. This will impair the vehicle’s steerability, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗