# NHTSA recall 18V862000

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: 18V862000
- Manufacturer's number: 82C1
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-12\-05
- Owners notified: 2019\-03\-15
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 845

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2015\-2016 Audi A6 Sedans and 2015 Audi A7 vehicles.  The auxiliary heater electrical connector on these vehicles may have been incorrectly inserted into the auxiliary heater, possibly resulting in increased electrical resistance.


## What can happen

The extra resistance can cause the connector to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the auxiliary heater connector, replacing the auxiliary heater and connector, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began March 15, 2019.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 82C1.


## 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 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 845
- Reported remedied: 770 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2015 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-01 to 2014\-10\-31.
- [2016 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-29 to 2014\-10\-31.
- [2015 AUDI A7](/makes/audi/a7/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-07\-01 to 2014\-10\-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.

- [A6824452038904\_2](/bulletins/10250230.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [Edition96\-1](/bulletins/10231126.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [A6420752058551\_3](/bulletins/10177303.md), 2020-08-06, Service bulletin
- [A961934 20489272](/bulletins/10155419.md), 2019-04-01, Service bulletin
- [A201659 2041594\-](/bulletins/10118305.md), 2017-10-04, Service bulletin
- [A97165620424502](/bulletins/10092501.md), 2017-02-22, Service bulletin
- [A97165620424502](/bulletins/10092112.md), 2017-02-17, Service bulletin
- [A70165420447632](/bulletins/10091966.md), 2017-02-16, Service bulletin
- [A70165320447631](/bulletins/10091964.md), 2017-02-16, 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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