NHTSA Campaign 05V522000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 05V522000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 05V522000 with NHTSA on November 16, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V522000, NHTSA lists up to 1,530 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and October 31, 2005.
The 05V522000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V522000 were scheduled from November 30, 2005, 14 days after the report.
05V522000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V522000 ranks 42 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V522000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A WIRING HARNESS CONDITION EXISTS THAT MAY DEACTIVATE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG EVEN UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT SHOULD REMAIN ACTIVATED.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, BOTH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" TELLTALE IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL PROPERLY ILLUMINATE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF A FRONTAL CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE WIRING HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. JJ.
Reported November 16, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V522000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V522000, 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: November 16, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted