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Audi - The backrest adjustment mechanism gap may be faulty on individual front seats

Official notice

8 Sept 2020

Last checked

8 Sept 2020

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - The backrest adjustment mechanism gap may be faulty on individual front seats. The backrest adjustment mechanism gap may be faulty on individual front seats Published 2020-09-08.

What to do now

On the affected vehicles the backrests of the front seats are to be checked and replaced if necessary.

Units affected

54

Recall number

R-2020-260

Official notice

2020-09-08

The hazard

The backrest adjustment mechanism gap may be faulty on individual front seats

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

Q5

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI Q5

Units affected

54

Risk / hazard

The backrest adjustment mechanism gap may be faulty on individual front seats

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

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

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-260

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-260

Campaign number

72L1

Units affected

54

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-260

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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