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A12/01401/20

Passenger car

Audi · A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5

Motor vehiclesFire
Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
Germany
Counterfeit
No
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What is the danger

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 taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer

Product

Brand
Audi
Model / type
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0430*, e1*2007/46*1550*, e1*2007/46*1801*Types: B8, FY, F2
Barcode
27H8
Batch
The affected vehicles were manufactured between May 2017 and March 2020.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/01401/20 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2020-43
Published
16 October 2020
Modified
30 July 2021

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10002229

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