# NHTSA recall 20V153000

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: 20V153000
- Manufacturer's number: 27H2
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-03\-19
- Owners notified: 2020\-05\-22
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 5471

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 Audi A6 vehicles equipped with mild\-hybrid technology and 2.0TFSI engines.  Moisture may enter the starter generator and cause an electrical short circuit.


## What can happen

A short circuit in the starter generator increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the starter generator, free of charge.  The recall began by May 22, 2020.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1\-800\-893\-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 27H2.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5471
- Reported remedied: 5441 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2019 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2020/recalls.md)

## 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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