Audi recollects sedans, wagons for situation attributable to again seat messes

With the variety of recollects issued by producers nowadays, it is uncommon that one thing actually bizarre crosses our desks. Properly, mark this date, as a result of we have a wierd one. Audi is recalling greater than 50,000 A6-based sedans, wagons and Sportbacks from the 2019-2022 mannequin years as a result of a spill within the rear seat can shut down a key management module, placing your automotive into limp mode till it may be serviced by a supplier. 

The marketing campaign covers 50,883 automobiles primarily based on the A6’s core structure — the 2020-2022 Audi S7, S6 Sedan, and A6 Allroad; the 2021-2022 RS7 and RS6 Avant; and the 2019-2022 A7 and A6 Sedan. In these automobiles, the “gateway management module” sits beneath the rear seats. If sufficient liquid is spilled within the rear bench that it may well run down beneath the seat cushions, it may well doubtlessly make its approach into the management module, which is able to detect a fault and shut itself down to guard different digital methods. 

The excellent news is that your child’s quick meals mishap will not go away you fully stranded. Warnings will seem within the instrument cluster and the automotive will nonetheless function in limp mode, that means the automobile stays steerable and the brakes will nonetheless perform, however energy output and high pace will likely be decreased. The even higher information is that the repair is straightforward: Audi solely wants to put in a protecting cowl to maintain liquids out of the module. Search for notifications to be distributed to homeowners beginning in January.

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