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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Audi S4 Recalls

The 2000 Audi S4 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 23, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Audi S4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
143

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Audi S4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2000 Audi S4

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
21V470000
Reported
June 23, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 62,812
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 S4, 2 other models

21V470000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Audi S4 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 143 owner complaints about the 2000 Audi S4, the newest on August 14, 2023. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Audi S4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (34%), followed by the tires (26%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (22%).

The 2000 Audi S4's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Where 2000 Audi S4 owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System49
  • Tires37
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic31
  • Service Brakes, Air10
  • Air Bags6
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Audi S4 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
19991
200032
20018
20023
20032
200422
200521
20061
200724
200815
20096
20104
20121
20131
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2000 Audi S4 peaked in 2000, when NHTSA received 32. 32% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Audi S4 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Audi S4 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.

Audi S4 years to avoid →

The 143 complaints about the 2000 Audi S4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S4 by model year

Other 2000 Audi models

Newest record on this page: August 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted