2020 Audi Recalls and Safety Alerts

Audi is recalling 166 model year 2021 A6 Allroads, Q7s, RS6s and RS7s.

The electrical connector can detach from the door crash sensor in either of the front doors.

A detached connector can delay the activation of the restraint systems, including the side and curtain airbags, and/or seat-belt pretensioners during a side impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and -- as necessary -- replace the crash sensors in both front doors free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin January 31, 2021.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69BM.

Audi is recalling 5,426 model year 2021 RS5 Sportbacks, S5 Sportbacks and model year 2020-2021 Audi A5 Sportbacks

The wiring harness for the rear lights could be missing the anti-abrasion protection in the area of the spare wheel well.

Without the scuff protection, the wires may become damaged in a rear crash, disabling the doors from being opened from the outside, causing a loss of hazard lights, and increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will apply scuff protection free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin January 22, 2021.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 97EU.

Audi is recalling one 2020 Audi Q3 vehicle.

The driver's seat frame may have incorrectly been bolted to the seat rail.

The incorrect bolt connection could fail, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the bolt connection and -- as necessary -- replace the seat structure free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin December 18, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72L4.

Audi is recalling 94,144 model year 2018-2020 Q7s.

The padding on the vehicle's C-pillar may not absorb enough impact in a crash.

An unbelted occupant's head may hit the vehicle's C-pillar padding in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the deformation element on the C-pillars free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin December 23, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 70H8.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 12,964 model year 2013-2018 Audi S8s and A8s.

The seal around the engine compartment may come loose and contact hot engine components, increasing the risk of a fire.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install a retaining plate to prevent the engine compartment seal from loosening.

The recall is expected to begin September 4, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 51G6.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 153 model year 2020 Audi A6s, A6 Allroads and A7s.

The passenger airbag may not deploy properly through the instrument panel tear seam.

If the passenger airbag does not deploy properly and inflate in a crash, small plastic parts may enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panels free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin July 10, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70H6.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 3,024 model year 2019 Audi Q3s.

The passenger air bag may not deploy properly through the instrument panel tear seam.

The passenger air bag may not properly deploy and inflate in a crash, and small plastic parts may enter the cabin, increasing the risk of injury.

What to do

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the instrument panel and replace it -- if necessary -- free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin June 12, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70H7.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 531 model year 2020 Audi Q8s.

An insufficient weld on a transmission oil pipe may cause the vehicle to leak automatic transmission fluid.

If transmission fluid leaks while the vehicle is being driven, the road surface may become slippery, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission oil pipe and replace it -- if necessary -- free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin July 10, 2020.

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at (800) 253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38C7.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 5,471 model year 2019-2020 Audi A6s with mild-hybrid technology and 2.0TFSI engines.

Moisture may enter the starter generator and cause an electrical short circuit.

A short circuit in the starter generator increases the risk of a fire.

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the starter generator free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin by May 15, 2020.

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at (800) 893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 27H2.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 229 model year 2019 Audi Q8s and model year 2017-2019 Audi Q7s.

The bolt connecting the steering shaft to the steering gear may loosen, possibly resulting in a loss of steering control.

A sudden loss of loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will inspect and tighten the steering shaft bolt -- as necessary -- free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin May 15, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 36A1.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 8,572 model year 2016-2019 Audi TT Roadster Quattros and TT Coupe Quattros.

The fuel tank may become damaged in a crash by the fuel tank heat shield bracket.

A damaged fuel tank may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cap on the fuel tank heat shield bracket free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin April 10, 2020.

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at (800) 893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20BX.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 383 model year 2019 Audi Q7s.

The side curtain air bags may not inflate properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury .

What to do

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side curtain air bags free of charge.

The recall is expected to begin April 19, 2020.

Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at (800) 893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AJ.

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 106,857 model year Audi 2000-2001 TT Roadsters, model year 2000 TT Coupes, model year 1999 A8s, model year 1998-2000 A6s, and model year 1999-2000 A4s with Non-Azide Driver airbag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant.

Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, possibly causing the airbag to deploy improperly in a crash.

As a result, the airbag may not properly protect the occupant, increasing the risk of serious injury or death.

What to do

VW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver front airbag inflator with an alternative inflator when the parts become available free of charge.

Owner notifications are expected to begin March 27, 2020.

Owners may contact Audi customer service at (800) 253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AE.