{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 16V660 (20W9): Model Year 2009-2012 Audi Q5, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v660/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V660 (Volkswagen): A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 20W9.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Audi Q7, model years 2007 to 2012. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 September 2016. 143,214 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Audi Q5, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7 vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. The fuel pump flange on the affected vehicles may crack, allowing fuel to leak. 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: 20W9. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V660 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 fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.” 16V660 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump 13 September 2016 2007-2012 AUDI Q5, AUDI Q7 A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the flange, replacing any flanges that are cracked. If the flange is no",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:37:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:32:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 16V660 (20W9): Model Year 2009-2012 Audi Q5, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v660/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}