3 recalls across 4 model years
The Audi R8 Spyder has 3 recalls spanning 2011 through 2018, with the most serious being a 2017 driver's airbag inflator that can rupture on deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, risking serious injury to the driver and passengers.
The 2017-2018 model years share a second fire-related concern: transmission fluid can leak from the gearbox ventilation hose under high-speed or hard-maneuvering conditions, and if that fluid reaches hot engine components, it can ignite. Going back to the earliest production years covered, 2011-2012 models have a fuel supply line that can rub against a heat shield in the engine compartment, wear through, and leak fuel near potential ignition sources, also creating a fire risk.
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