Passenger car
Audi · Q5
Motor vehiclesFire
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
Divergent torques during the bolting process may cause the cylinder head cover bolts to loosen. Motor oil may come out of the cylinder head cover bolt holes, come into contact with hot parts of the engine, and thereby generate smoke or cause a fire.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Passenger car.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03987/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-46
- Published
- 11 November 2025
- Modified
- 27 August 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/04037/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03971/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04008/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been withdrawn.
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