The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
The risk
The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A4 allroad | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Audi A5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Audi Q5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 A4 allroad | 2013 | 87 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2014 | 46 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2015 | 25 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2016 | 15 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2013 | 35 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2014 | 28 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| Audi Q5 | 2013 | 89 | 5 |
| Audi Q5 | 2014 | 105 | 5 |
| Audi Q5 | 2015 | 100 | 6 |
| Audi Q5 | 2016 | 78 | 5 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2017
67 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the electrical system; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 17V845000 28 Dec 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V838000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V829000 19 Dec 2017 | REV Recreation Group |
| 17V830000 19 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V825000 19 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V814000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V799000 13 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V795000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017