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Audi transmission fluid may leak from the gearbox ventilation hose after certain high speed and maneuvering situations.

NHTSA campaign 18V-639 · Reported September 17, 2018 · 1,916 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi R8
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,916
REMEDY
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the single gearbox ventilation hose with a double ventilation hose, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the power train automatic transmission. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Transmission fluid may leak from the gearbox ventilation hose after certain high speed and maneuvering situations.

WHY IT MATTERS

If leaked transmission fluid contacts hot engine parts, it can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the single gearbox ventilation hose with a double ventilation hose, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-639.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017–2018Audi R8

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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