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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2006 Audi A8 Recalls

The 2006 Audi A8 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 30, 2006.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2006 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 2006 Audi A8

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
06V454000
Reported
November 30, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 5,902
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007 A8

06V454000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
05V522000
Reported
November 16, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 1,530
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2006 Audi A8

05V522000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2006 Audi A8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2006 Audi A8, the newest on February 11, 2025.

In complaints about the 2006 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (50%), followed by the electrical system (33%) and the exterior lighting (17%).

None of the 2006 Audi A8's 2 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control3
  • Electrical System2
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2006 Audi A8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20081
20091
20142
20161
20251

Complaints about the 2006 Audi A8 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 2. 33% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2006 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A8 by model year

Other 2006 Audi models

Newest record on this page: February 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted