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Passenger car – Audi “A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 16 Oct 2020In the weekly report of 23 Oct 2020 (week 43, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Audi (131 alerts)
Name
A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5
Type / model
  • Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2007/46*1550*, e1*2007/46*1801*
  • Types: B8, FY, F2
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2007/46*1550*, e1*2007/46*1801*, Types: B8, FY, F2
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between May 2017 and March 2020. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
27H8 (official alert record)
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between May 2017 and March 2020.
Risk
Moisture can ingress into the belt starter generator, generating short-circuits.This can lead to local overheating of the component, increasing risk of fire.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
27H8
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01401/20
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-43 (XML)
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