# NHTSA recall 22V178000 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: 22V178000 - Manufacturer's number: 21H7 - Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Reported: 2022\-03\-23 - Owners notified: 2022\-08\-04 - Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER - Units potentially affected: 26093 - Part numbers: 079115175 G ## What is wrong Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. \(Audi\) is recalling certain 2013\-2017 A8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, and 2014\-2017 RS7 vehicles. The turbocharger oil supply strainer can become blocked, causing wear to the bearings due to lack of lubrication. ## What can happen Worn bearings can cause the turbine wheel to contact the turbocharger housing or cause the shaft to break, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash. ## The remedy Dealers will replace the oil strainer and perform an oil change, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1\-800\-253\-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 21H7. ## 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.nhtsa.gov. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 - Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29 - Vehicles in the campaign: 26093 - Reported remedied: 22191 \(85%\) - Reported unreachable: 19 - Reported removed: 0 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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) - [2014 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2014/recalls.md) - [2015 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2015/recalls.md) - [2016 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2016/recalls.md) - [2017 AUDI RS 7](/makes/audi/rs-7/2017/recalls.md) - [2013 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2013/recalls.md) - [2014 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2014/recalls.md) - [2015 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2015/recalls.md) - [2016 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2016/recalls.md) - [2017 AUDI S6](/makes/audi/s6/2017/recalls.md) - [2013 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2013/recalls.md) - [2014 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2014/recalls.md) - [2015 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2015/recalls.md) - [2016 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2016/recalls.md) - [2017 AUDI S7](/makes/audi/s7/2017/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) ## Investigated as PE21009 This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected. - PE21009: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2021\-03\-29, closed 2022\-05\-27. Engine Stall \- Turbo Failure. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:FILTER/SCREEN. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V178000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V178000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [141920349992](/bulletins/10216704.md), 2022-08-01, Service bulletin - [A2120362044640\_9](/bulletins/10182481.md), 2020-12-04, Service bulletin - [A2120352059258\_1](/bulletins/10174549.md), 2020-05-07, Service bulletin - [A2119322034999\_4](/bulletins/10161603.md), 2019-07-09, Service bulletin - [A211931 2044640\-](/bulletins/10160461.md), 2019-05-28, Service bulletin - [A211727 2044640](/bulletins/10133362.md), 2018-04-16, Service bulletin - [21F2 \- Dealer Le](/bulletins/10128375.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin - [21F2 \- Circular](/bulletins/10127765.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin - [21F2 \- Bulletin](/bulletins/10127764.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin - [21F2 \- Bulletin](/bulletins/10127763.md), 2018-02-05, 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V178000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V178000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2022V178000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F22V178000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2022V178000)