Audi Fuel System, Gasoline: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Audi is recalling about 1,104 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. A fuel leak in the engine compartment can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V863000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Reported
5 December 2018
Vehicles
1,104
Built between
Mar 2018 – Apr 2018
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 January 2019
Repaired
96%
Unrepaired
47

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Audi A3 CabrioletBuilt March 2018 to April 2018
  • 2018 Audi TT RoadsterBuilt March 2018 to April 2018

Repair progress

47 of 1,104 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.

96% repaired — 1,057 of 1,104 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi TT Roadster, TT Coupe, A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The fuel hose quick connector may detach from the fuel supply line in the engine bay, resulting in a fuel leak.

What could happen

A fuel leak in the engine compartment can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will secure the fuel line connection, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to April 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 December 2018
  3. Owners notified11 January 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 96% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 December 2018.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20BK.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
20BK
Recalling manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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