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VW and Audi tire pressure warning may be delayed

NHTSA campaign 22V815000 · Reported 2022-10-31 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

low How serious is it? About this label

Low day to day, and the notice does not tell owners to stop driving, but check your tire pressures with a gauge every month until the software update is done.

What's wrong, in plain English

The tire pressure warning system may be slow to catch a problem in one situation: when all four tires are losing air at the same time. The system compares the tires to each other, so if they all go down together it may not warn you quickly enough. Driving on badly underinflated tires raises the chance of a crash. Dealers will update the system's software for free.

What you should do

1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm your vehicle is included.
2. Contact your dealer, or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi at 1-800-253-2834, and mention recall 45J6, 45J8 (VW) or 45J7 (Audi).
3. Have the dealer update the tire pressure monitoring software; the repair is free.

Affected vehicles (16)

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Who to contact

Audi — official Audi recall lookup

Customer service: 1-800-253-2834

Volkswagen — official Volkswagen recall lookup

Customer service: 1-800-893-5298

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Official notice

Component
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
Safety risk
An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi’s customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.