NHTSA Campaign 04V007000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V007000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: clutch assembly. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V007000 with NHTSA on January 6, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V007000, NHTSA lists up to 145 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2003 and October 31, 2003.
The 04V007000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V007000 were scheduled from April 30, 2004, 115 days after the report.
04V007000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V007000 covers have filed at least 18 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V007000 ranks 46 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V007000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX, DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THE GEARBOX, A SEAM AT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT WELDED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEGRADED PERFORMANCE OF THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE GEARBOX.
- The risk
- THE CLUTCH COULD LOSE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE INPUT TORQUE TO THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VWOA RECAL NO. JA.
Reported January 6, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V007000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V007000, 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: January 6, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted