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2017 Audi Q7

Model year 2017: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 29, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

7 recalls for the 2017 Audi Q7 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Mar 16, 2020. Steering

NHTSA counts 229 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-149

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 16, 2019. Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail

NHTSA counts 74,881 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 30, 2015 to Jan 12, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-035

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 29, 2016. Seat belts: pretensioner; air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module; air bags: side/window; air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 5,947 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 7, 2016 to Sep 28, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-955

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 8, 2016. Steering: electric power assist system

NHTSA counts 8 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 11, 2015 to Nov 23, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-648

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 6, 2016. Seats: mid/rear assembly

NHTSA counts 19,205 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 30, 2015 to Jul 10, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-641

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 6, 2016. Exterior lighting; electrical system: software

NHTSA counts 79,895 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 28, 2016 to Jun 18, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-642

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 8, 2016. Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

NHTSA counts 14,535 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 30, 2015 to May 8, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-519

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

323 complaints to NHTSA, received from Oct 13, 2016 to Oct 27, 2026.

  • 7 complaints told of a crash, and 3 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 10 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 1 version of the 2017 Audi Q7, without an overall rating.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2017 Audi Q7, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Q7, SUV, AWD Not rated Not rated Not rated Not rated

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it

  • Forward collision warning: standard.
  • Lane departure warning: optional.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 29, 2026 and checked Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 29, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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