Audi recalls over 350,000 vehicles related to rearview camera glitch

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FILE-New vehicles for sale at an Audi dealership in Calabasas, California, US, on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Audi has recalled 356,649 cars due to a software error that might prevent the rearview camera image from displaying properly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

The agency said in a Dec. 19 recall letter that the affected cars don’t comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for "rear visibility."

What Audi vehicles were recalled?

Why you should care:

The automaker recalled certain 2019-2026 cars in the following models and model years are included in the recall:

• 2019-2025 Audi A6
• 2020-2026 Audi A6 Allroad
• 2019-2025 Audi A7
• 2019-2026 Audi A8
• 2019-2024 Audi E-Tron
• 2022-2026 Audi E-Tron GT
• 2020-2024 Audi E-Tron Sportback
• 2020-2026 Audi Q7
• 2019-2026 Audi Q8
• 2021-2026 Audi RS 6 Avant
• 2021-2026 Audi RS 7
• 2022-2026 Audi RS E-Tron GT
• 2020-2026 Audi RS Q8
• 2020-2025 Audi S6
• 2020-2025 Audi S7
• 2020-2026 Audi S8
• 2020-2026 Audi SQ7
• 2020-2026 Audi SQ8

Are repairs available for the recalled cars?

What you can do:

Owners of the impacted vehicles can take them to their local dealership to have the software updated for free. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said notification letters will be mailed on Feb. 17.

Anyone with questions about the recall can call Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Additionally, vehicle identification numbers involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.