The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Audi A8 vehicles manufactured May 15, 2010, to May 14, 2012. The affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall.
The risk
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 19, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A8 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A8 | 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi A8 | 2011 | 15 | 1 |
| Audi A8 | 2012 | 11 | 1 |
| Audi A8 | 2013 | 49 | 6 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 16V925000 22 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V907000 16 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V868000 2 Dec 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V838000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V837000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V795000 1 Nov 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V779000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V577000 3 Aug 2016 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016