NHTSA Campaign 25V080000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 25V080000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 25V080000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V080000, NHTSA lists up to 20,201 potentially affected vehicles.
The 25V080000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V080000 were scheduled from May 1, 2025, 78 days after the report.
25V080000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2021–2024.
Owners of the model years 25V080000 covers have filed at least 39 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V080000 vehicles, the 2021 Audi Q5 has the most (27).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V080000 ranks 105 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 25V080000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 35 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 25V080000 was 24V898000, reported on November 27, 2024.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Audi Q5, and 2022 A7 E Hybrid Electric PHEV vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.
- The risk
- A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will install advanced diagnostic software , free of charge. Volkswagen will monitor available online vehicle data and contact owners as necessary, to advise them not to charge the vehicle until the battery can be replaced. For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, owners are advised not to charge their batteries until the final remedy becomes available. Repairs will be performed free of charge. This will be a Phased recall. Phase 1 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Phase 2 will include Owner letters 2021-2024 model year vehicles, and Phase 3 will include Interim letters 2022-2023 model year vehicles. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed February 28, 2025, and May 7, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93AA. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V898.
Reported February 12, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V080000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V080000, 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: February 12, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted