# NHTSA recall 20V397000

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: 20V397000
- Manufacturer's number: 51G6
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-07\-07
- Owners notified: 2020\-09\-04
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
- Units potentially affected: 12964

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Volkswagen\) is recalling certain 2013\-2018 Audi S8 and A8 vehicles.  The seal around the engine compartment may come loose and contact hot engine components.


## What can happen

If the seal contacts hot engine components, there could be an increased risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Audi  will notify owners, and dealers will install a retaining plate to prevent the engine compartment seal from loosening.  The recall began September 4, 2020.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 51G6.


## 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 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-31
- Vehicles in the campaign: 12964
- Reported remedied: 11531 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 21
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2013 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2018/recalls.md)
- [2013 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2018/recalls.md)

## 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\_2078648\_4](/bulletins/11038056.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2068999\_5](/bulletins/11038033.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_3](/bulletins/11036926.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2076945\_2](/bulletins/11036922.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2078648\_2](/bulletins/11035818.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2073282\_1](/bulletins/11035809.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2030471\_8](/bulletins/11025323.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2020552\_14](/bulletins/11025322.md), 2025-11-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2073747\_3](/bulletins/11022710.md), 2025-09-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB\_2042920\_3](/bulletins/11022704.md), 2025-09-04, 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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