NHTSA Campaign 06V198000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 06V198000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V198000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2006; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 06V198000, NHTSA lists up to 70,512 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 1997 and June 30, 2005.
The 06V198000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V198000 were scheduled from December 16, 2006, 194 days after the report.
06V198000 covers 2 models from Audi, model years 2000–2005.
Owners of the model years 06V198000 covers have filed at least 93 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V198000 vehicles, the 2000 Audi A6 has the most (36).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V198000 ranks 12 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V198000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 4 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 06V198000 was 04V133000, reported on March 18, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, CERTAIN CONNECTOR PINS IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR COME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTE: VEHICLES WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT IN THESE VEHICLES CONTAINS A FUSE, WHICH PRECLUDES EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW IN THE CASE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT. AUDI S6 AND S6 AVANT VEHICLES ARE ALL EQUIPPED WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT LONGER AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING OR FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS BY INSTALLING A JUMPER WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN (AUDI) RECALL NO. JN.
Reported June 5, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V198000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V198000, 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: June 5, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted