The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Audi S7, S6 Sedan, A6 Allroad, 2021-2022 RS7, RS6 Avant, 2019-2022 A7, and A6 Sedan vehicles. Liquid spilled in the rear seat may penetrate and cause the gateway control module to shut down.
The risk
A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a protective cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 20, 2023. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90V2.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A6 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2020, 2021, 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
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 | 2020 | 8 | 4 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 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