# NHTSA recall 14V516000

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: 14V516000
- Manufacturer's number: 47L8
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2014\-08\-26
- Owners notified: 2014\-09\-24
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 1814

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2013 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured June 5, 2012, to November 29, 2012 and equipped with a 3.0L TDI engine.  In the affected vehicles, a check valve in the engine may become contaminated with plastic debris and allow engine oil to leak into the brake booster.


## What can happen

If oil leaks into the brake booster, the brake booster diaphragm may rupture causing a loss of power braking assist, and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace a vacuum line, free of charge.  Dealers will also inspect the brake booster system for oil contamination and, if oil contamination is present, additional components will be replaced, free of charge.  The recall began on September 24, 2014.  Owners may contact Audi at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 47L8.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-01\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1814
- Reported remedied: 1722 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 9
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 4, 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 Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-06\-05 to 2012\-11\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB\_2075120\_3](/bulletins/11036921.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2072304\_4](/bulletins/11036914.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2069904\_3](/bulletins/11036911.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2069078\_4](/bulletins/11036909.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2082323\_1](/bulletins/11034728.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2021205\_10](/bulletins/11029367.md), 2026-03-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2060750\_5](/bulletins/11028398.md), 2026-02-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2069904\_2](/bulletins/11025369.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2075120\_2](/bulletins/11025342.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2072304\_3](/bulletins/11025336.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin

## 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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