Audi fuel gauge may show wrong fuel level
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Running out of fuel and stalling in traffic can cause a crash, though the notice does not tell owners to stop driving the vehicle.
What's wrong, in plain English
Certain Audi A6, A7, S6, S7, RS6 Avant, RS7 and A6 Allroad vehicles have a sensor in the fuel tank that can stick. When it sticks, the fuel gauge on your dashboard shows the wrong amount of fuel, so you may believe you have more gas than you really do. You could then run out of fuel unexpectedly and have the engine shut off while driving. Dealers will install a new sensor in the tank free of charge.
What you should do
1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to check if your Audi is included. 2. Call your Audi dealer or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834 and reference recall 20DN. 3. Schedule the free sensor replacement.
Affected vehicles (9)
Who to contact
Audi — official Audi recall lookup
Customer service: 1-800-253-2834
The bigger picture
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Official notice
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT
- Summary
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 RS6 Avant and RS7, 2020-2022 A6 Allroad, S6 Sedan, and S7, and 2019-2022 A6 Sedan and A7 vehicles. The fuel level sender may stick, causing an inaccurate fuel level reading to be displayed on the instrument cluster.
- Safety risk
- An inaccurate fuel reading may cause an engine stall due to lack of fuel, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a new sensor in the tank, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2023. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 20DN.
Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.