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Passenger car (Audi Audi Q3 1.4T) - Repair

Official notice

5 Sept 2018

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Audi Audi Q3 1.4T) - Repair. Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective part (component name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards and its cause: An inappropriate destination-market setting in the engine's fuel supply control program has resulted in installation of a program for the wrong destination market. Consequently, NOx emissions may fail to meet the specified standards. Published 2018-09-05.

What to do now

(Recall)外-2710 ■ Corrective measures: Rewrite the fuel supply control program with the program for the correct destination market on all vehicles.

Recall number

外-2710

Official notice

2018-09-05

The hazard

Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective part (component name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards and its cause: An inappropriate destination-market setting in the engine's fuel supply control program has resulted in installation of a program for the wrong destination market. Consequently, NOx emissions may fail to meet the specified standards.

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Recall Numbers

外-2710

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Affected products

Product 1

アウディ アウディ Q3 1.4T

Hazard

Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective part (component name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards and its cause: An inappropriate destination-market setting in the engine's fuel supply control program has resulted in installation of a program for the wrong destination market. Consequently, NOx emissions may fail to meet the specified standards.

Where it was sold

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Location 1

JP · Japan

Affected area 1

JP · Japan

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

アウディ コミュニケーションセンター

Phone

0120-598119

Brand: Audi. Contact: アウディ コミュニケーションセンター. Phone 0120-598119.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

消費者庁 — 修理

Recall details

Recall number

外-2710

Event id

CAA-00000020793

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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