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Passenger cars (Audi Q8 55Tq air suspension and others) - Repair

Official notice

25 Nov 2020

Last checked

27 Oct 2026

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumCAA Japan

An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Audi Q8 55Tq air suspension and others) - Repair. Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective component (part name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed defective: Inappropriate programming in the engine control unit may cause nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to increase under certain conditions. Published 2020-11-25.

What to do now

(Improvement campaign) 604 ■ Corrective action: Reprogram the engine control unit with corrective software on all vehicles.

Recall number

604

Official notice

2020-11-25

The hazard

Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective component (part name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed defective: Inappropriate programming in the engine control unit may cause nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to increase under certain conditions.

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Recall Numbers

604

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Affected products

Product 1

アウディ Q8 55Tq エアサス 他

Hazard

Defect in the engine (engine control unit). ■ Defective component (part name): Engine (engine control unit). ■ Condition and cause of the structure, equipment or performance deemed defective: Inappropriate programming in the engine control unit may cause nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to increase under certain conditions.

Where it was sold

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Location 1

JP · Japan

Affected area 1

JP · Japan

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

アウディ コミュニケーションセンター

Phone

0120-598119

Brand: Audi. Contact: アウディ コミュニケーションセンター. Phone 0120-598119.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

消費者庁 — 修理

Recall details

Recall number

604

Event id

CAA-00000027269

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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