NHTSA Campaign 06V454000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 06V454000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 06V454000 with NHTSA on November 30, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V454000, NHTSA lists up to 5,902 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.
The 06V454000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V454000 were scheduled from December 5, 2006, 5 days after the report.
06V454000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 06V454000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V454000 vehicles, the 2007 Audi A8 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V454000 ranks 39 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 06V454000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 6 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 06V454000 was 06V324000, reported on August 31, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WHERE A WEAK BATTERY EXISTS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT TO IMPROPERLY SET A FAULT CODE. IF THIS OCCURS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WILL BECOME DEACTIVATED. HOWEVER, BOTH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF' TELLTALE IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND PROVIDE VISUAL WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
- The risk
- IF THE CASE OF A FRONTAL CRASH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VW/AUDI RECALL NO. JR.
Reported November 30, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V454000 (2)
Audi (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V454000, 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 30, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted