NHTSA Campaign 02V275000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 02V275000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 02V275000 with NHTSA on October 9, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V275000, NHTSA lists up to 170 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 21, 2002 and August 22, 2002.
The 02V275000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V275000 were scheduled from November 18, 2002, 40 days after the report.
02V275000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V275000 ranks 16 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 02V275000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 1 other recall on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3-SPOKE SPORT STEERING WHEELS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE IGNITER FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.
- The risk
- AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED IGNITER WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Reported October 9, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V275000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V275000, 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 9, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted