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Audi seal around the engine compartment may come loose and contact hot engine components.

NHTSA campaign 20V-397 · Reported July 7, 2020 · 12,964 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi A8 and S8
VEHICLES AFFECTED
12,964
REMEDY
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install a retaining plate to prevent the engine compartment seal from loosening.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the body hood. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The seal around the engine compartment may come loose and contact hot engine components.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the seal contacts hot engine components, there could be an increased risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install a retaining plate to prevent the engine compartment seal from loosening, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-397.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2018Audi A8
2013–2018Audi S8

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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