# Recalls that may apply to the 2002 Audi A8

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

- [08V397000](/recalls/nhtsa/08V397000.md), 2008-08-14: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 13,900 MY 1996\-2003 AUDI A8 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5\-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.  THE LOCKING CABLE MAY MOVE OUT OF POSITION OVER TIME.  WITH THE LOCKING CABLE OUT OF POSITION, THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION EVEN IF THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION LOCK. Built 1995\-07\-19 to 2002\-08\-14.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

- [2008274](/recalls/tc/2008274.md), 2008-08-05: Other. On certain vehicles equipped with a 5\-speed automatic transmission, a locking cable may move out of position over time. With the locking cable out of position, the shifter can be moved out of the PARK position even if key is not in the ignition.  This could allow the vehicle to roll and strike a person , object or vehicle without warning, causing personal injury.  Correction: Dealers will modify the locking cable system.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/vehicles/2002_audi_a8/recalls](/v1/vehicles/2002_audi_a8/recalls)

[Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%202002%20Audi%20A8&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fmakes%2Faudi%2Fa8%2F2002%2Frecalls&vehicle=2002%20Audi%20A8)