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Audi affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall.

NHTSA campaign 16V-619 · Reported August 24, 2016 · 9,067 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi A8
VEHICLES AFFECTED
9,067
REMEDY
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall.

WHY IT MATTERS

A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-619.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2010–2013Audi A8

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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