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Audi previously repaired with an interim repair of installing butyl tape to the fuel pump flange, until replacement remedy parts became available.

NHTSA campaign 18V-818 · Reported November 19, 2018 · 5,987 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi Q5 and Q7
VEHICLES AFFECTED
5,987
REMEDY
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump flange and install butyl tape, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the delivery fuel pump. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles were previously repaired with an interim repair of installing butyl tape to the fuel pump flange, until replacement remedy parts became available.

WHY IT MATTERS

The butyl tape may not prevent fuel from leaking. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump flange and install butyl tape, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-818.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009–2012Audi Q5
2007–2012Audi Q7

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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