NHTSA vehicle safety data

2022 Audi RS 3 Recalls & Complaints

The 2022 Audi RS 3 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2022 Audi RS 3. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Audi dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2022 Audi RS 3. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

Inoperative Rearview Camera Display/FMVSS 111

NHTSA #22V823000 · Back Over Prevention — Display Function · NHTSA notice

Reported November 2, 2022 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 2,607 vehicles

Repair completion: 91.94% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign VW: 91EK, Audi: 91EL · Owners notified February 14, 2023

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf R A8, Audi S3, RS3 Sedan, Q4 E-Tron SUV, A3 Sedan, and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and ID4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Safety consequence

An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Front Passenger Air Bag May Not Deploy Properly

NHTSA #22V652000 · Air Bags — Frontal · NHTSA notice

Reported August 29, 2022 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Potentially affected: 4,117 vehicles

Repair completion: 94.07% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 69DZ · Owners notified December 13, 2022

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.

Safety consequence

An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69DZ.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2022 Audi RS 3. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2022 Audi RS 3.

Other Audi RS 3 model years

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