NHTSA safety recall

Recall 26V240000 · manufacturer campaign 46P7

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals And Linkages — Audi · reported 15 Apr 2026 · 18,853 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Audi E-Tron Quattro, 2020-2023 Audi E-Tron Sportback, 2024 Q8 E-Tron, Q8 Sportback E-Tron, SQ8 E-Tron, and SQ8 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The fastener that connects the brake pedal and the brake booster may have been improperly assembled during manufacturing, which can cause the brake pedal to detach from the brake booster.

The risk

Brake pedal detachment can cause a loss of brake function and increase the risk of a crash.

The fix

Dealers will inspect and tighten the pushrod screw joint as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 28, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 46P7. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V621. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 17, 2026.

NHTSA campaign
26V240000
Manufacturer campaign
46P7
Filed by
Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
Report received
15 Apr 2026
Owners notified
28 Apr 2026
Potentially affected
18,853

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2021 Audi E-tron Quattro 2022 Audi E-tron Quattro 2023 Audi E-tron Quattro 2020 Audi E-tron Sportback 2021 Audi E-tron Sportback 2022 Audi E-tron Sportback 2023 Audi E-tron Sportback 2024 Audi Q8 Sportback E-tron 2024 Audi Sq8 E-tron 2024 Audi Sq8 Sportback E-tron

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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