# NHTSA recall 17V622000

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: 17V622000
- Manufacturer's number: 80C5/80C6
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2017\-10\-05
- Owners notified: 2017\-11\-27
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 216913

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2013\-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles.  Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.


## What can happen

The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.


## 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 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 216913
- Reported remedied: 186772 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 8

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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 A4 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a4-allroad/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-16 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2014 AUDI A4 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a4-allroad/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-16 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2015 AUDI A4 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a4-allroad/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-16 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2016 AUDI A4 ALLROAD](/makes/audi/a4-allroad/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-02\-16 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2013 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-08 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2014 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-08 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2015 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-08 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2016 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-03\-08 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2013 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-04 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2014 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-04 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2015 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-04 to 2015\-07\-31.
- [2016 AUDI Q5](/makes/audi/q5/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-04 to 2015\-07\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SM702014](/bulletins/10242637.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin
- [Edition96\-1](/bulletins/10231126.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [A961934 20489272](/bulletins/10155419.md), 2019-04-01, Service bulletin
- [A701759 2044503\-](/bulletins/10128228.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin
- [A801304 2033806\-](/bulletins/10124643.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin
- [A551332 2023967\-](/bulletins/10124515.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin
- [A911431 2023006\-](/bulletins/10122353.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin
- [A801305 2033806\-](/bulletins/10121362.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin
- [A201659 2041594\-](/bulletins/10118305.md), 2017-10-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-91\-14\-31](/bulletins/10055844.md), 2014-07-29, 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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