{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V298 (20Z8): Model Year 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v298/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V298 (Volkswagen): A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 20Z8.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Audi Q7, model years 2013 to 2017. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 May 2017. 240,487 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7 vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel pump flange that 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: 20Z8. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V298 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.” 17V298 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump 3 May 2017 2013-2017 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 replace the fuel pump flange if cracks are present. Flanges that do not have cracks will have a protective fil",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:03:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:38:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V298 (20Z8): Model Year 2013-2017 Audi Q5 and 2013-2017 Audi Q7\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v298/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}