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Audi - Possible oil leakage may occur at the gearbox breather

Official notice

21 Sept 2018

HighDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - Possible oil leakage may occur at the gearbox breather. Possible oil leakage may occur at the gearbox breather Published 2018-09-21.

What to do now

On the vehicles affected the single breather pipe for the gearbox breather system must be replaced by a dual breather pipe.

Units affected

968

Recall number

R-2018-255

Official notice

2018-09-21

The hazard

Possible oil leakage may occur at the gearbox breather

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

R8

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI R8

Units affected

968

Risk / hazard

Possible oil leakage may occur at the gearbox breather

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Audi

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-255

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-255

Campaign number

34J1

Units affected

968

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-255

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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