Audi Recalls
Check open Audi recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Audi recall lookups work
When you enter an Audi VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Audi dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Audi recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at an Audi authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Audi recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V369000
Service brakes, hydraulic: rear caliper piston coating (shared VW Group platform supplier)
2018 Audi Q5 and SQ5, plus 2018 Volkswagen Atlas / Passat / Beetle / Golf / GTI on the shared MQB platform
The rear brake caliper pistons may have insufficient coating, which can cause the caliper to drag and reduce braking performance over time — increasing stopping distance and crash risk. Volkswagen Group dealers (Audi and VW) bleed and inspect the rear axle brake system at no charge. The campaign illustrates how Audi shares platforms — and therefore certain recalls — with the broader VW Group.
NHTSA campaign 19V035000
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel rail leak
2015-2018 Audi A8, 2016-2018 Audi Q7 / A6 / A7
The left and/or right fuel rails on the 3.0T V6 may develop a leak, allowing fuel to escape into the engine bay; a fuel leak near hot engine components increases fire risk. Audi dealers inspect and replace the fuel rails as needed at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Audi also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Audi — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Audi VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Audi recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.