The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 vehicles, and 2015-2018 Audi A8 vehicles. The left and right fuel rails may leak fuel.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase risk of a fire.
The remedy
Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the left and right fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 24DP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A6 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Audi A7 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Audi A8 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Audi Q7 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 A6 | 2016 | 51 | 3 |
| Audi A6 | 2017 | 20 | 3 |
| Audi A6 | 2018 | 11 | 2 |
| Audi A7 | 2016 | 15 | 3 |
| Audi A7 | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Audi A7 | 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| Audi A8 | 2015 | 31 | 5 |
| Audi A8 | 2016 | 11 | 4 |
| Audi A8 | 2017 | 8 | 3 |
| Audi A8 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi Q7 | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Audi Q7 | 2017 | 320 | 7 |
| Audi Q7 | 2018 | 144 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2019
22 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 19V859000 4 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V837000 21 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V667000 19 Sept 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V614000 21 Aug 2019 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 19V572000 2 Aug 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V569000 1 Aug 2019 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 19V515000 5 Jul 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V382000 20 May 2019 | Ducati North America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019