# NHTSA recall 13V450000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V450000
- Manufacturer's number: 20U6/L8
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2013\-09\-23
- Owners notified: 2013\-10\-21
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 3594

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2014 Audi S6 and S7 vehicles equipped with 4.0L engines.  Due to manufacturing tolerance issues, a fuel line may leak fuel.


## What can happen

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a fire.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line, free of charge. The safety recall is planned to begin in late October 2013.  Owners may contact Audi of America at 1\-800\-822\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this campaign is 20U6/L8.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3594
- Reported remedied: 3505 \(97%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2013\-09\-06.
- [2014 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2013\-09\-06.
- [2013 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2013\-09\-06.
- [2014 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-25 to 2013\-09\-06.

## 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)

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