# NHTSA recall 21V111000

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: 21V111000
- Manufacturer's number: 97EV
- Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-02\-24
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-12
- Component: ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 238
- Part numbers: 4M0 971 904

## What is wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2019\-2021 Audi A8 and 2020\-2021 Audi S8 vehicles.  A missing sealing pin may allow moisture to enter the engine control module connector, possibly causing a control module malfunction.


## What can happen

An engine control module malfunction may cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine control module connector for a missing sealing pin, and install it, if necessary.  The connector will also be inspected for corrosion, and replaced as necessary.  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began March 12, 20121.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 97EV.


## 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: 238
- Reported remedied: 236 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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

- [2019 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2020/recalls.md)
- 2021 AUDI A8
- [2020 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 AUDI S8](/makes/audi/s8/2021/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.

- [A1324232060876\_2](/bulletins/10250292.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [A2723602067906\_3](/bulletins/10242930.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [A1923412062951\_3](/bulletins/10242911.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [A2723572058831\_9](/bulletins/10238212.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin
- [A2023522065287\_6](/bulletins/10230589.md), 2023-02-07, Service bulletin
- [A2722412058831\_4](/bulletins/10208897.md), 2022-04-05, Service bulletin
- [A1922292058767\_8](/bulletins/10208895.md), 2022-04-05, Service bulletin
- [A2022402065287\_2](/bulletins/10206879.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [A2021392065287\_1](/bulletins/10205901.md), 2022-01-05, Service bulletin
- [Dealer 24HR](/bulletins/10203685.md), 2021-12-07, 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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