NHTSA Campaign 22V155000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT
NHTSA campaign 22V155000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 22V155000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2022; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 22V155000, NHTSA lists up to 47,238 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V155000 were scheduled from February 17, 2023, 340 days after the report.
22V155000 covers 4 models from Audi, model years 2019–2021.
Owners of the model years 22V155000 covers have filed at least 148 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V155000 vehicles, the 2019 Audi A6 has the most (84).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V155000 ranks 72 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 22V155000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 22V155000 was 21V947000, reported on December 8, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
Reported March 14, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V155000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V155000, 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: March 14, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted