NHTSA Campaign 17V622000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 17V622000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V622000 with NHTSA on October 5, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V622000, NHTSA lists up to 216,913 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2012 and July 31, 2015.
The 17V622000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V622000 were scheduled from November 27, 2017, 53 days after the report.
17V622000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2013–2016.
Owners of the model years 17V622000 covers have filed at least 45 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V622000 vehicles, the 2016 Audi Q5 has the most (10).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V622000 ranks 21 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V622000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V622000 was 16V642000, reported on September 6, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
- The risk
- The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.
Reported October 5, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V622000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V622000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted