The electrical connector for the auxiliary heating element may not have been fully secured during the assembly process. This could lead to increased contact resistances in the connector area. In such cases, thermal overload could arise, which can lead to a fire.
The Audi A7 models affected by this recall are diesel-powered without factory-installed parking heaters and produced between July 2014 and October 2014.
Company recall code: 82C1
Source: Rapex Alert 6/2019 A12/0217/19
