2018 Audi A3 defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2018 Audi A3. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Fuel Leak due to Suction Jet Pump Failure within Fuel Tank (Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 16V647)Recall Query RQ23007 · opened Dec 12, 2023 · closed Jul 1, 2024 · led to recall 24V110
On December 12, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened RQ23-007 to investigate the remedy repair effectiveness and scope of Volkswagen (VW) recall 16V-647. Recall 16V-647 was issued on September 2, 2016, for a defective suction jet pump (SJP) inside the fuel tank. Failure of the SJP could lead to a fue…