NHTSA Campaign 01V325000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 01V325000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 01V325000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V325000, NHTSA lists up to 3,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1998 and March 31, 2000.
The 01V325000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V325000 were scheduled from April 12, 2002, 184 days after the report.
01V325000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V325000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V325000 vehicles, the 2000 Audi TT has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V325000 ranks 9 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 01V325000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 01V325000 was 00V280000, reported on September 20, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. MOISTURE COULD ENTER THE REAR TRACK CONTROL ARM'S MOUNTING BUSHING AND BOLT COMBINATION AND CAUSE CORROSION.
- The risk
- CORROSION COULD IMPEDE THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARM.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRACK CONTROL ARMS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 12, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Reported October 10, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V325000 (2)
Audi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V325000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted