NHTSA Campaign 04V133000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 04V133000 covers 12 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V133000 with NHTSA on March 18, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V133000, NHTSA lists up to 172,866 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 14, 1997 and February 12, 2004.
The 04V133000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V133000 were scheduled from July 26, 2004, 130 days after the report.
04V133000 covers 4 models from Audi, model years 2000–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V133000 covers have filed at least 93 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V133000 vehicles, the 2000 Audi A6 has the most (36).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V133000 ranks 8 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V133000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER'S KNEES PUSH AGAINST THE KNEE BOLSTER (CRASH ELEMENT) LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD, IT CAN CONTACT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS, AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR.
- The risk
- A FIRE COULD ORIGINATE IN THE LEFT DASHBOARD AREA.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVERING ON THE KNEE BOLSTER (CRASH ELEMENT). IN ADDITION, THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL AS THE FELT PROTECTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD CARRIER WILL BE CHECKED, AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Reported March 18, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V133000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V133000, 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: March 18, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted