NHTSA Campaign 21V947000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM
NHTSA campaign 21V947000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: body control module/bcm. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 21V947000 with NHTSA on December 8, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V947000, NHTSA lists up to 288,991 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V947000 were scheduled from January 21, 2022, 44 days after the report.
21V947000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2018–2021.
Owners of the model years 21V947000 covers have filed at least 136 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V947000 vehicles, the 2018 Audi Q5 has the most (74).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V947000 ranks 11 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V947000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 21V947000 was 21V616000, reported on August 6, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, 2018-2022 Q5, and SQ5 vehicles. A liquid spill in the rear seat, or water ingress from an insufficient body seam underneath the vehicle may allow liquid to penetrate the gateway control module, causing it to shutdown.
- The risk
- A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will install a protective cover on the gateway control module and seal an underbody seam as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90S9.
Reported December 8, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V947000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V947000, 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: December 8, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted