NHTSA Campaign 06V324000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 06V324000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V324000 with NHTSA on August 31, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V324000, NHTSA lists up to 7,674 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2003 and June 30, 2005.
The 06V324000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V324000 were scheduled from October 6, 2006, 36 days after the report.
06V324000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V324000 ranks 35 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V324000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V324000 was 06V293000, reported on August 7, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DURING PRODUCTION OF THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT UNFOLD PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THEREFORE MAY NOT INFLATE AS DESIGNED.
- The risk
- LOSS OF FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VW RECALL NO. JQ.
Reported August 31, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V324000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V324000, 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 31, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted