{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2020575","date":"2020-11-25","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"Issue:\nOn certain vehicles, a layer of protective tape may not have been installed around a wiring harness in the spare tire area. As a result, the wiring harness could become damaged in a rear crash. If this happens, it may not be possible to open the doors from the outside and/or the hazard lights may not work.\n\nSafety Risk:\nDoors that cannot be opened from the outside could increase the risk of injury after a crash. Hazard lights that do not work could make the vehicle less visible and increase the risk of a crash.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nAudi will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to apply protective tape to the wiring harness for the rear lights.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"97EU","part_number":null,"units":1409,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Problème :\nSur certains véhicules, une couche de ruban de protection pourrait ne pas avoir été installée autour d'un faisceau de câbles dans la zone de la roue de secours. En conséquence, le faisceau de câblage pourrait être endommagé lors d'une collision arrière. Si cela se produisait, il pourrait être impossible d'ouvrir les portes de l'extérieur et/ou les feux de détresse pourraient ne pas fonctionner.\n\nRisques pour la sécurité :\nDes portes qui ne peuvent pas être ouvertes de l'extérieur pourraient augmenter les risques de blessures après une collision. Les feux de détresse qui ne fonctionnent pas pourraient rendre le véhicule moins visible et augmenter les risques de collision.\n\nMesures correctives :\nAudi doit aviser les propriétaires par la poste et leur demander d'amener leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour faire poser du ruban de protection sur le faisceau électrique des feux arrière."},"vehicles":[{"year":2020,"make":"AUDI","model":"A5","vehicle_id":"2020_audi_a5","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"AUDI","model":"A5","vehicle_id":"2021_audi_a5","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"AUDI","model":"S5","vehicle_id":"2020_audi_s5","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"AUDI","model":"S5","vehicle_id":"2021_audi_s5","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2020575"}