Overview
- Audi Australia recalled 320 Q8 e‑trons built from 2018 to 2024 after finding bolts on the brake‑pedal rod can loosen and cut service braking.
- NHTSA filings show 18,853 U.S. E‑Tron and E‑Tron Sportback SUVs are affected by a screw that can let the pedal detach from the brake booster, with officials advising use of the parking brake if the pedal fails.
- In India, a SIAM notice lists 207 e‑tron and Q8 e‑tron family vehicles made between February 2018 and June 2024, and it explains drivers can trigger controlled emergency braking by holding the parking‑brake switch.
- InsideEVs reports Audi traced the issue to supplier Aumovio and a production‑plant malfunction that left the bolt under‑torqued, and dealers will inspect the joint and retorque it at no cost with no parts replaced in the U.S. fix.
- The campaign spans the e‑tron line later renamed Q8 e‑tron in 2022, and follows a model run that ended in February 2025 and a history of prior recalls noted by industry reports.