EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Audi “A8, Q7, Q8” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00997/20
Summary
An oil line in the automatic gearbox may have a manufacturing defect. Consequently, oil may leak out onto the road, posing a riskto the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Audi
- Brand
- Audi
- Name / model
- A8, Q7, Q8 · Type-approval numbers: e1 * 2001/116 * 0350 * .. , e1 * 2007/46 * 1751 * .., Types: 4L, F8
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between September and December 2019.
What is the risk?
- An oil line in the automatic gearbox may have a manufacturing defect. Consequently, oil may leak out onto the road, posing a riskto the following traffic.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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