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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Audi S4 Recalls

The 2001 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 2001 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
87

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 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 2001 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 2000, 2002 S4, 2 other models

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

2001 Audi S4 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2001 Audi S4, the newest on February 1, 2022. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%).

In complaints about the 2001 Audi S4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (13%) and the tires (11%).

The 2001 Audi S4's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Where 2001 Audi S4 owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System47
  • Engine And Engine Cooling11
  • Tires10
  • Seats6
  • Air Bags3
  • Exterior Lighting3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Audi S4 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20003
20016
20023
200419
20055
20066
200731
20083
20097
20111
20151
20211
20221

Complaints about the 2001 Audi S4 peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 31. 36% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Audi S4 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Audi S4 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 5 ranked years.

Audi S4 years to avoid →

The 87 complaints about the 2001 Audi S4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S4 by model year

Other 2001 Audi models

Newest record on this page: February 1, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted