{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 17V622 (80C5/80C6): Audi A4 Allroad, Audi A5, Audi Q5 (2013 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v622/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V622 (Volkswagen): The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire. Volkswagen's own number: 80C5/80C6.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A4 Allroad, Audi A5, Audi Q5, model years 2013 to 2016. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2017. 216,913 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt. 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: 80C5/80C6. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V622 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: “The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.” 17V622 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electrical System:Wiring 5 October 2017 2013-2016 AUDI A4 ALLROAD, AUDI A5, AUDI Q5 The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire. Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:11:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 17V622 (80C5/80C6): Audi A4 Allroad, Audi A5, Audi Q5 (2013 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v622/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}