{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V619 (80B9): Model Year 2010-2013 Audi A8",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v619/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V619 (Volkswagen): A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash. Volkswagen's own number: 80B9.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A8, model years 2010 to 2013. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 August 2016. 9,067 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Audi A8 vehicles manufactured May 15, 2010, to May 14, 2012. The affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 80B9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V619 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.” 16V619 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 24 August 2016 2010-2013 AUDI A8 A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of char",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:36:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:28:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V619 (80B9): Model Year 2010-2013 Audi A8\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v619/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}