Audi Q4 E-Tron, Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron, model years 2024 to 2025. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 October 2026. 9,048 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail and cause a fire.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Audi's own number for this recall: 93SK. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V698 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V698 cover?
- Audi Q4 E-Tron, Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron, model years 2024-2025.
- What is wrong with them?
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail and cause a fire.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet. Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% capacity until the repair has been completed. The remedy is currently under development. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed December 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 93SK. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 23, 2026.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Audi calls this recall 93SK, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V698 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 October 2026 |
| Model years | 2024-2025 |
| Vehicles named | AUDI Q4 E-TRON, AUDI Q4 SPORTBACK E-TRON |
What the notice says today
The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Q4 E-Tron and Q4 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail and cause a fire.
The consequence
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% capacity until the repair has been completed. The remedy is currently under development. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed December 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 93SK. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 23, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 24 October 2026 and last read it on 24 October 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to 1221a0c38e78b8578182e5a426ba6e1a…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
Official record: NHTSA campaign 26V698. Every Audi campaign we hold: Audi recalls.
Owners of these cars
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