{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2020604 (Audi), 2018 to 2019: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020604/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2020604, AUDI RS 5, 2020-12-09. Issue: On certain vehicles, the cover for the positive battery terminal could be damaged in a rear.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Rs 5. Published by Transport Canada as 2020604 on 9 December 2020. System: Electrical. What the notice says Issue: On certain vehicles, the cover for the positive battery terminal could be damaged in a rear crash. This can cause the car to lose electrical power. If this happens, it may not be possible to open the doors from the outside and/or the hazard lights may not work. Safety Risk: Doors that cannot be opened … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Issue: On certain vehicles, the cover for the positive battery terminal could be damaged in a rear crash. This can cause the car to lose electrical power. If this happens, it may not be possible to open the doors from the outside and/or the hazard lights may not work. Safety Risk: Doors that cannot be opened from the outside could increase the risk of injury after a crash. Hazard lights that do not work could make the vehicle less visible and increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Actions: Audi will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the plus (positive) terminal cover. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:17:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:17:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2020604 (Audi), 2018 to 2019: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2020604/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}