{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 18V818 (20BJ): 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v818/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V818 (Volkswagen): The butyl tape may not prevent fuel from leaking. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of...",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q5, Audi Q7, model years 2007 to 2012. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 November 2018. 5,987 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5 vehicles, previously repaired under NHTSA recall 16V-660. These vehicles were previously repaired with an interim repair of installing butyl tape to the fuel pump flange, until replacement remedy parts became … 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: 20BJ. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V818 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 butyl tape may not prevent fuel from leaking. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.” 18V818 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump 19 November 2018 2007-2012 AUDI Q5, AUDI Q7 The butyl tape may not prevent fuel from leaking. A fuel leak in the prese",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:01:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:06:49+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 18V818 (20BJ): 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v818/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}