Audi has issued a recall notice for about 10,000 A3 hatchbacks, TT coupes and TT roadsters from model years 2006 through 2010. The recall is needed in order to correct a defect that could lead to a fuel leak and an engine fire.

In a recall notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Audi explains, "The closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibly allowing fuel to leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a vehicle fire could occur."

Audi dealers will replace the fuel tank ventilation valve with a valve of a new design, free of charge, in an attempt to correct the problem. Dealers should begin contacting owners this month, but those who wish to make their own repair arrangements may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834.

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