The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 RS6 Avant and RS7, 2020-2022 A6 Allroad, S6 Sedan, and S7, and 2019-2022 A6 Sedan and A7 vehicles. The fuel level sender may stick, causing an inaccurate fuel level reading to be displayed on the instrument cluster.
The risk
An inaccurate fuel reading may cause an engine stall due to lack of fuel, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a new sensor in the tank, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2023. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 20DN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A6 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2022 |
| Audi A7 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Audi RS 6 Avant | 2021, 2022 |
| Audi RS 7 | 2021, 2022 |
| Audi S6 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Audi S7 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT
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 | 2019 | 114 | 7 |
| Audi A6 | 2020 | 26 | 9 |
| Audi A6 | 2021 | 18 | 11 |
| Audi A6 | 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| Audi A7 | 2019 | 43 | 6 |
| Audi A7 | 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| Audi A7 | 2021 | 6 | 11 |
| Audi A7 | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Audi RS 6 Avant | 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| Audi RS 6 Avant | 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| Audi RS 7 | 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| Audi RS 7 | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Audi S6 | 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| Audi S6 | 2021 | 0 | 10 |
| Audi S6 | 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| Audi S7 | 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| Audi S7 | 2021 | 3 | 10 |
| Audi S7 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 22V956000 29 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V944000 20 Dec 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 22V934000 16 Dec 2022 | Lightning eMotors Inc. |
| 22V941000 16 Dec 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V926000 14 Dec 2022 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 22V924000 13 Dec 2022 | Easymile Inc. |
| 22V922000 13 Dec 2022 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 22V913000 9 Dec 2022 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022