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Passenger cars (Audi A6 45Tq and others) - Repair
Official notice
19 Jan 2021
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Audi A6 45Tq and others) - Repair. Electrical equipment (starter alternator) defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Electrical equipment (starter alternator). ■ Structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to inappropriate manufacturing tolerance specifications for the starter alternator, some units have gaps in the housing. Moisture may therefore enter the unit, and if a circuit inside the starter alternator short-circuits, it may overheat and, in the worst case, cause a fire. Published 2021-01-19.
What to do now
(Recall) 外-3156 ■ Corrective measures: Check the starter alternator identification number on all vehicles and, where applicable, replace it with an improved part.
Recall number
外-3156
Official notice
2021-01-19
The hazard
The hazard
Electrical equipment (starter alternator) defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Electrical equipment (starter alternator). ■ Structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to inappropriate manufacturing tolerance specifications for the starter alternator, some units have gaps in the housing. Moisture may therefore enter the unit, and if a circuit inside the starter alternator short-circuits, it may overheat and, in the worst case, cause a fire.
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Brand: Audi. Contact: アウディ コミュニケーションセンター. Phone 0120-598119.
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