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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Audi S8 Recalls

The 2009 Audi S8 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Audi S8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2009 Audi S8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2009 Audi S8

Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly

Campaign
16V415000
Reported
June 9, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 536
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2008 S8, 1 other model

16V415000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Audi S8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2009 Audi S8, the newest on August 23, 2023.

In complaints about the 2009 Audi S8, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (50%), followed by the visibility (50%) and the visibility/wiper (50%).

The 2009 Audi S8's only recall also concerns the visibility.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control1
  • Visibility1
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Audi S8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20101
20231

Complaints about the 2009 Audi S8 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2009 Audi S8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S8 by model year

Other 2009 Audi models

Newest record on this page: August 23, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted