# NHTSA recall 20V737000

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: 20V737000
- Manufacturer's number: 97EU
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2020\-11\-25
- Owners notified: 2021\-01\-21
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 5426

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2021 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2020\-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, and S5 Sportback vehicles.  The wiring harness for the rear lights could be missing the anti\-abrasion protection in the area of the spare wheel well.


## What can happen

Without the scuff protection, the wires may become damaged during a rear crash, disabling the doors from being opened from the outside, causing a loss of hazard lights, and increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will apply scuff protection, free of charge.  The recall began January 21, 2021.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 97EU.


## 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 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5426
- Reported remedied: 5342 \(98%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2020 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI A5](/makes/audi/a5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI RS 5](/makes/audi/rs-5/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI S5](/makes/audi/s5/2021/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.

- [A9423672071954\_1](/bulletins/10244595.md), 2023-11-06, 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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