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Audi - Volkswagen

Official notice

29 Sept 2016

Last checked

29 Sept 2016

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Audi - Volkswagen. On certain vehicles, engine coolant could leak through a coolant valve connection. This could cause coolant to migrate into the engine control module, potentially resulting in an electrical short and an engine stall. This would result in a loss of motive power, which could increase the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the coolant valve, inspect for coolant migration and repair as necessary. Published 2016-09-29.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68700

Official notice

2016-09-29

The hazard

On certain vehicles, engine coolant could leak through a coolant valve connection. This could cause coolant to migrate into the engine control module, potentially resulting in an electrical short and an engine stall. This would result in a loss of motive power, which could increase the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the coolant valve, inspect for coolant migration and repair as necessary.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2010, Make: AUDI, Model: A8

Product 2

Year: 2011, Make: AUDI, Model: A8

Product 3

Year: 2012, Make: AUDI, Model: A8

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, engine coolant could leak through a coolant valve connection. This could cause coolant to migrate into the engine control module, potentially resulting in an electrical short and an engine stall. This would result in a loss of motive power, which could increase the risk of a crash. Correction: Dealers will replace the coolant valve, inspect for coolant migration and repair as necessary.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi, Volkswagen.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

68700

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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