# NHTSA recall 15V019000

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: 15V019000
- Manufacturer's number: Audi: 24AP/VW: 24BK
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2015\-01\-20
- Owners notified: 2015\-03\-17
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
- Units potentially affected: 26008

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2011\-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and 2012\-2013 Audi A7 vehicles.  In the affected vehicles the fuel injection system may experience a fuel leak.


## What can happen

A fuel leak in the injection system in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails and corresponding seals, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at  1\-800\-822\-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 24AP for Audi customers and 24BK for Volkswagen customers.


## 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 2016 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 26008
- Reported remedied: 23994 \(92%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, 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

- [2012 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-05\-02 to 2012\-04\-19.
- [2012 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-21 to 2012\-11\-13.
- [2013 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-21 to 2012\-11\-13.
- [2011 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-17 to 2012\-02\-04.
- [2012 AUDI Q7](/makes/audi/q7/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-17 to 2012\-02\-04.
- [2011 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-20 to 2012\-03\-03.
- [2012 AUDI S4](/makes/audi/s4/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-20 to 2012\-03\-03.
- [2011 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-26 to 2012\-02\-13.
- [2012 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-04\-26 to 2012\-02\-13.
- [2012 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID](/makes/volkswagen/touareg/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-08\-08 to 2012\-02\-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TT001402](/bulletins/10238934.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin
- [A012046201475310](/bulletins/10172594.md), 2020-04-02, Service bulletin
- [AWA\-13\-09](/bulletins/10124619.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin
- [A011368 2032900\-](/bulletins/10123968.md), 2017-11-17, Service bulletin
- [TT 26\-15\-02](/bulletins/10121190.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin
- [V001602 2033846](/bulletins/10121124.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin
- [TT 00\-14\-02](/bulletins/10120149.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-23\-15\-32](/bulletins/10058575.md), 2015-10-14, Service bulletin
- [PRI B](/bulletins/10058019.md), 2015-07-23, Service bulletin
- [USA B](/bulletins/10058017.md), 2015-07-23, 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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