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Audi - Brake lights may fail when the electronic parking brake is operated

Official notice

7 Jul 2017

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - Brake lights may fail when the electronic parking brake is operated. Brake lights may fail when the electronic parking brake is operated Published 2017-07-07.

What to do now

On affected vehicles update software to correct this.

Units affected

17,074

Recall number

R-2017-218

Official notice

2017-07-07

The hazard

Brake lights may fail when the electronic parking brake is operated

How to check if you're affected

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Models

Q3

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI Q3

Units affected

17,074

Hazard

Brake lights may fail when the electronic parking brake is operated

Where it was sold

Retailer information is not currently available in RecallScope. Check the official notice for distribution details.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Audi

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2017-218

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-218

Campaign number

45G6

Units affected

17,074

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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