Recall · 20V272000
Volkswagen Group of America recalled the AUDI Q8 over power train
531
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
May 13, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2020 Audi Q8 vehicles. An insufficient weld on a transmission oil pipe may cause the vehicle to leak automatic transmission fluid (ATF).
- What it can cause
- If transmission fluid leaks while driving, the road surface may become slippery, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission oil pipe and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 12, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38C7.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AudiQ8 | 2020 | 2020 |
How this campaign compares
At 531 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Audi vehicles have been recalled over the power train 5 times before this, most recently in September 2018 as 18V639000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA. 2 of those name the power train, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 25V900000 (back over prevention), 22V516000 (fuel system, gasoline).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. with NHTSA on May 13, 2020 as campaign 20V272000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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