# NHTSA recall 16V619000

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: 16V619000
- Manufacturer's number: 80B9
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2016\-08\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-10\-18
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 9067

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain model year 2010\-2013 Audi A8 vehicles manufactured May 15, 2010, to May 14, 2012.  The affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall.


## What can happen

A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin October 19, 2016.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.


## 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 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 9067
- Reported remedied: 7550 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 4
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- [2010 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-15 to 2012\-05\-14.
- [2011 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2011/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-15 to 2012\-05\-14.
- [2012 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-15 to 2012\-05\-14.
- [2013 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-05\-15 to 2012\-05\-14.

## 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\_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\_2075530\_2](/bulletins/11016532.md), 2025-04-04, Service bulletin
- [A0124482014753\_13](/bulletins/11012476.md), 2025-01-07, Service bulletin
- [A1524532075530\_1](/bulletins/11009928.md), 2024-11-06, Service bulletin
- [A2424632074810\_2](/bulletins/11009327.md), 2024-10-28, Service bulletin
- [A2124402044640\_13](/bulletins/11002220.md), 2024-06-25, Service bulletin
- [A2124402044640\_13](/bulletins/11002120.md), 2024-06-25, Service bulletin
- [46122720318501](/bulletins/10251031.md), 2024-03-04, 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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