NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Audi A8 Recalls
The 2001 Audi A8 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 14, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Audi A8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2001 Audi A8
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 08V397000
- Reported
- August 14, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,900
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 A8
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 01V259000
- Reported
- August 15, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600
- Same campaign
- also 2000 A8
2001 Audi A8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2001 Audi A8, the newest on March 16, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%).
In complaints about the 2001 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the vehicle speed control (33%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2001 Audi A8's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Electrical System1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Audi A8 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 6 complaints about the 2001 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A8 by model year
Other 2001 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted