Vehicle profile
2008 Audi A8
Sedan · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 350 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 4.2L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 6-spd
- Drive
- AWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2008 Midsize Cars
- 0.33× the 3 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- VISIBILITY — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2008 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
16V415000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLYVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Audi A8 and S8 vehicles. The sunroof glass on the affected vehicles may not be properly secured to the sunroof frame. As a result, the sunroof glass may detach from the car while driving.
Consequence: If the glass detaches from the sunroof frame it could be come a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install additional adhesive between the sunroof glass and frame, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in August 4, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 60C3.
09/06/2016
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