Recall Register

2019 Audi A8: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2019 Audi A8. The newest campaign is 25V900000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Dec 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V900000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 357,198 units in total.

  1. 25V900000Received . 356,894 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 90TV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 21V111000Received . 238 units.

    Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Audi A8 and 2020-2021 Audi S8 vehicles. A missing sealing pin may allow moisture to enter the engine control module connector, possibly causing a control module malfunction.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An engine control module malfunction may cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine control module connector for a missing sealing pin, and install it, if necessary. The connector will also be inspected for corrosion, and replaced as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 12, 20121. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 97EV.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 97EV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V415000Received . 66 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019 Audi A8 vehicles equipped with rear relaxation seats. The front passenger seat track rivet may fail and cause the spindle bracket to separate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A failure of the seat track rivet increases the risk of injury during a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger seat tracks, free of charge. The recall began July 25, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72J3.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 72J3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19951
  2. 19962
  3. 19972
  4. 19983
  5. 19994
  6. 20002
  7. 20012
  8. 20021
  9. 20031
  10. 20041
  11. 20051
  12. 20062
  13. 20072
  14. 20081
  15. 20091
  16. 20101
  17. 20111
  18. 20121
  19. 20136
  20. 20145
  21. 20155
  22. 20164
  23. 20173
  24. 20182
  25. 20193
  26. 20205
  27. 202110
  28. 20223
  29. 20232
  30. 20242
  31. 20251
  32. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 Audi A8: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a8/2019/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 Audi A8?
357,198 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A8 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Audi A8, model years 1995 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2019 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 Audi A8 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.