Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published December 20, 2025
Audi Q7 (2025) Recall: Rearview Camera Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk
Audi is recalling certain 2025 Q7 models due to rearview camera software issues that may prevent image display, increasing crash risk. Owners must contact Audi for free software updates.
“Audi Q7 (2025) Recall: Rearview Camera Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/79207-audi-q7-2025-recall-rearview-camera-not-displaying-increases-crash. Based on NHTSA recall #25V900000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V900000).
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) recalled certain 2019-2026 Audi vehicles for a rearview camera software error that may prevent the image from displaying, increasing crash risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall was announced on December 19, 2025. Dealers will update the software free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
AUDI A6 ALLROAD, 2020-2026
AUDI A6, 2019-2025
AUDI A7, 2019-2025
AUDI A8, 2019-2026
AUDI E-TRON GT, 2022-2026
AUDI E-TRON SPORTBACK, 2020-2024
AUDI E-TRON, 2019-2024
AUDI Q7, 2020-2026
AUDI Q8, 2019-2026
AUDI RS 6 AVANT, 2021-2026
AUDI RS 7, 2021-2026
AUDI RS E-TRON GT, 2022-2026
AUDI RS Q8, 2020-2026
AUDI S6, 2020-2025
AUDI S7, 2020-2025
AUDI S8, 2020-2026
AUDI SQ7, 2020-2026
AUDI SQ8, 2020-2026
What to do
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
The hazard
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has 276 other recalls on record since October 20, 2014. Other recent recalls of similar products include Volvo EX40 (2025) Recall: Rearview Camera Image Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk (December 23, 2025), Mitsubishi Outlander 2025 Back Over Prevention Recall: Rearview Camera Failure (August 25, 2026), and Chrysler 2025 Ram 1500: Rearview Camera Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk (September 1, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Audi Q7 was mailed a notification letter dated January 14, 2026. The recall covers vehicles with VINs listed on NHTSA.gov starting December 23, 2025.
Brand
Audi
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Audi for Software Update
Call Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834 to schedule a free software update for your vehicle.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 25 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Audi
We’ve drafted a message you can send Audi to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V900000 — Audi Q7 (2025) Recall: Rearview Camera Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk
Hello,
I own a Audi Q7 (2025) Recall: Rearview Camera Not Displaying Increases Crash Risk that is covered by recall 25V900000 from Audi.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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