Electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit
- Component
- Electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 47,238
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2022-03-14
- Owners notified
- 2023-02-17
Defect description
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.
Safety risk
An inaccurate fuel reading may cause an engine stall due to lack of fuel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer 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.