{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2020/135: Audi Q7, A8 and Q8 (Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox…)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2020-135/",
  "summary": "Audi Q7, A8 and Q8: Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line. DVSA reference R/2020/135, launched 19 May 2020, 4,704 vehicles.",
  "excerpt": "Audi Q7, A8, Q8. Published by the DVSA as R/2020/135 on 19 May 2020. Concern: Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , 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 / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2020/135 19 May 2020 Audi (listed as AUDI) 38C7 4,704 Q7 1,568 1 September 2019 31 December 2019 A8 1,568 1 September 2019 31 December 2019 Q8 1,568 1 September 2019 31 December 2019 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Ope",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2020-05-19T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2020/135: Audi Q7, A8 and Q8 (Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox…)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2020-135/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}