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Passenger car – Audi “A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8, E-TRON”

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Published by Safety Gate 6 Jul 2021In the weekly report of 9 Jul 2021 (week 27, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Audi (131 alerts)
Name
A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8, E-TRON
Type / model
  • Types: B8, F2, 4L, F2, GE, F8, FY
  • e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2001/116**0447*, e1*2001/116**0350*, e1*2001/116**0367*, e1*2007/46*1801*, e1*2007/46*1840*, e1*2007/46*1914*, *1751*, e1*2007/46*1550*
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Types: B8, F2, 4L, F2, GE, F8, FY, e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2001/116**0447*, e1*2001/116**0350*, e1*2001/116**0367*, e1*2007/46*1801*, e1*2007/46*1840*, e1*2007/46*1914*, *1751*, e1*2007/46*1550*
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 7 November 2019 and 16 April 2021. (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
42L1 (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 7 November 2019 and 16 April 2021.
Risk
The nuts on the eccentric bolt of the rear-axle spring-link control arm may break due to stress corrosion.As a result, the rear axle could move in the wrong direction, in an uncontrollable manner at high speeds.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
42L1
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert INFO/00138/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-27 (XML)
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