Again-Seat Spills May Lower Engine Energy

• Audi is recalling 50,883 A6 and A7 vehicles as a result of a gateway management module might shut down and lower engine energy unexpectedly.
• The issue seems to be brought on by liquid spilled within the automotive’s rear seating space.
  
• Audi plans to put in a protecting cowl over the realm affected and can notify homeowners in January to carry their autos in for the repair.

Audi has introduced the recall of greater than 50,000 autos over a danger that liquid spilled within the rear seat space might trigger a gateway management module to close off, decreasing engine energy unexpectedly. The automaker’s report filed with the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) says that the affected autos had been produced and not using a protecting cowl over this module.

The recall contains the 2019–2022 A6 and A7; the 2020–2022 A6 Allroad, S6, and S7; and the 2021–2022 RS6 and RS7 (pictured above). The A6 makes up most (32,585) of the affected autos.

In accordance with the report, the module is positioned below the rear center seat, and if water or different liquids get into that space, a brief circuit might trigger the gateway to modify off, placing the automobile into limp-home mode. On this scenario, there will probably be warning messages. The automobile will nonetheless be steerable and the brakes will function however energy will probably be diminished, the report explains. There have been 46 reported circumstances within the U.S. by October, however no accidents or crashes in consequence, Audi stated.

House owners will probably be notified by January 20, 2023, to usher in their Audi for a protecting cowl to be put in. Within the meantime, they’ll test the NHTSA remembers website for details about the recall and to see if their automobile is affected.