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15V-200

Apr 3

Volkswagen

If the vehicle is turned off while the sunroof is closing, the sunroof may continue to close instead of stopping

Visibility and wipers

3,646

Software update

15V-199

Apr 3

Heartland Recreational Vehicles

In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the expanding room to the sliding mechanism chain may fail allowing the room to extend…

Equipment

252

Part replacement

15V-198

Apr 3

Heartland Recreational Vehicles

In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used

Equipment

1,691

Part replacement

15V-196

Apr 3

Paccar

Affected vehicles are equipped with Meritor MT-40-14X rear drive axles that may circulate an inadequate amount of lubricant to the wheel end hub…

Powertrain

Part replacement

15V-195

Apr 1

Mitsubishi Fuso

On the affected vehicles, the lower engine timing chain bolt may have been insufficiently tightened during assembly

Engine and cooling

Repair or modification

15V-193

Apr 1

Oshkosh

Affected vehicles have air tanks that hold less than the required 12 times the combined volume of the service brake chambers

Brakes

Repair or modification

15E-027

Apr 1

Buy4easy

Affected motorcycle helmets may insufficiently dampen impacts

Equipment

7,392

Refund or buyback

15V-192

Mar 31

Mercedes-Benz

Affected vehicles have steering gear mounting bolts which may break during vehicle operation

Steering

5,058

Part replacement

15V-191

Mar 31

Thor Motor Coach

In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal crash,…

Structure

197

Repair or modification

15V-190

Mar 31

Airstream

In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal crash,…

Structure

180

Repair or modification

Campaign 15V-200

If the vehicle is turned off while the sunroof is closing, the sunroof may continue to close instead of stopping

Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Filed: April 3, 2015
Component: Visibility and wipers
Vehicles affected: 3,646
Remedy: Software update
Recall type: Vehicle

Defect summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Audi Q3 vehicles manufactured April 4, 2014, to November 5, 2014. If the vehicle is turned off while the sunroof is closing, the sunroof may continue to close instead of stopping. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 118, "Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems."

Consequence

If the sunroof is closing while the vehicle is shut off and a vehicle occupant is in its path, there is an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the sunroof control module software, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2015. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 60C1.

Affected models

Audi Q3 2015

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