NHTSA Campaign 06V293000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NHTSA campaign 06V293000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: side/window. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V293000 with NHTSA on August 7, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V293000, NHTSA lists up to 48 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2005 and August 31, 2005.
The 06V293000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V293000 were scheduled from August 31, 2006, 24 days after the report.
06V293000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 06V293000 covers have filed at least 56 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V293000 ranks 49 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V293000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V293000 was 05V522000, reported on November 16, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DURING PRODUCTION OF THE AIR BAG, EITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INFLATION MODULE MAY LEAK.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. JP.
Reported August 7, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V293000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V293000, 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: August 7, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted