NHTSA safety recall

Recall 22V155000 · manufacturer campaign 20DN

Electrical System › Instrument Panel › Fuel Gauge › Fuel Level Float/sensor/sending Unit — Audi · reported 14 Mar 2022 · 47,238 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The risk

An inaccurate fuel reading may cause an engine stall due to lack of fuel, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

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.

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.nhtsa.gov.

NHTSA campaign
22V155000
Manufacturer campaign
20DN
Filed by
Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
Report received
14 Mar 2022
Owners notified
17 Feb 2023
Potentially affected
47,238

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2019 Audi A6 2020 Audi A6 2021 Audi A6 2022 Audi A6 2022 Audi A6 Allroad 2019 Audi A7 2020 Audi A7 2021 Audi A7 2022 Audi A7 2021 Audi Rs 6 Avant 2022 Audi Rs 6 Avant 2021 Audi Rs 7 2022 Audi Rs 7 2020 Audi S6 2021 Audi S6 2022 Audi S6 2020 Audi S7 2021 Audi S7 2022 Audi S7

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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