Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2022-2023 Audi RS E-Tron GT and E-Tron

Mar 22, 2024 — Recall Campaign #24V229000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Audi RS E-Tron GT and E-Tron GT vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.

The recall was influenced by the manufacturer with about 33 units affected.

See recall notice

NHTSA Safety Recall Notice

24V229000

Manufacturer:	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Recall date:	March 22, 2024
NHTSA Campaign #:	24V229000
Units affected:	33

Description:: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Audi RS E-Tron GT and E-Tron GT vehicles. The high-voltage battery may experience a short circuit within the battery modules.
Consequeces:: A short circuit in a high-voltage battery module increases the risk of a fire.
Corrective action:: Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. Dealers will replace the high-voltage battery modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 21, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93VM.
Notes:: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Affects the following:

2023 AUDI E-TRON GT Complaints
I own a 2023 Audi e-tron GT Premium Plus, VIN [XXX]. The vehicle was included in NHTSA Recall 24V726 / Audi Recall 931A concerning high-voltage battery modules that may internally short and create a fire risk. Audi previously completed the 931A remedy by installing the advanced HV battery monitoring software. After the recall remedy was completed, the vehicle displayed an Electrical System Malfunction and the Battery Energy Module reported: “Hybrid/high-voltage battery – Cell module 20 faulty.” I have photographic evidence of this fault, although I later cleared the DTC. Audi’s 24V726 documentation states that the final monitoring software is designed to detect future HV battery module anomalies and that affected modules will be replaced when anomalies are identified. I presented the issue to an authorized Audi dealership and requested diagnosis of Module 20 to determine whether it represents the condition associated with Recall 24V726. The dealership refused to evaluate the HV battery because the vehicle has a rebuilt title. I also contacted Audi of America. Audi stated that Recall 931A is already completed because the monitoring software was installed. My concern is not that the software was never installed. My concern is that the vehicle developed a potentially serious HV battery module fault after installation of the recall remedy, and Audi/dealer have not determined whether Module 20 is the battery anomaly the recall monitoring system was designed to detect. I am asking NHTSA to review this as a potential recall-remedy effectiveness and vehicle safety issue, particularly because Recall 24V726 concerns HV battery internal short circuits and fire risk. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6);
2023 AUDI RS E-TRON GT Complaints
I had owned my car as the first owner. Within the first year of ownership, I experienced my first suspension failure. It happened when I drove my car during an off day to run some errands, driving locally at daytime with normal speeds. Mind you, here in New York, there’s a lot of street cameras. There aren’t many opportunities to go fast. During normal driving one day, I noticed a loud thump noise, but the car did not go over any potholes or hit anything of the sort which led me to be confused. So I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to see what was going on. I later then saw some error messages about the air suspension. I got out of the car to see that my car was abnormally low to the ground. I also tried to raise the air suspension through the settings, but it wouldn’t work at the moment. I then called Audi to tow the car to the service center located at Audi Queens. They investigated on the matter, said that the front struts were blown out and had to be replaced. They refused to believe that this was anything related to a malfunction and insisted that I hit something. Unfortunately I didn’t have a dash cam, otherwise I would’ve solidified my case. Long story short, I later found out that the 2022 models have had a known issue with the front struts. I’m so lucky that when the time this happened, that nobody or myself got hurt. But this has got to be one of the most frightening thing, to think a car would fail on you suddenly like this!;