Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V450000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Volkswagen of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-09-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V450000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
3,594
Reported to NHTSA
2013-09-23
Owners notified
2013-10-21

Defect description

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Audi S6 and S7 vehicles equipped with 4.0L engines. Due to manufacturing tolerance issues, a fuel line may leak fuel.

Safety risk

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line, free of charge. The safety recall is planned to begin in late October 2013. Owners may contact Audi of America at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this campaign is 20U6/L8.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Audi S62014 2013
Audi S72014 2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.