NHTSA Campaign 08V397000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 08V397000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V397000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V397000, NHTSA lists up to 13,900 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 19, 1995 and August 14, 2002.
The 08V397000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V397000 were scheduled from September 12, 2008, 29 days after the report.
08V397000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 08V397000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V397000 vehicles, the 2001 Audi A8 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V397000 ranks 30 of 54 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 08V397000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 08V397000 was 04V007000, reported on January 6, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 13,900 MY 1996-2003 AUDI A8 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE LOCKING CABLE MAY MOVE OUT OF POSITION OVER TIME. WITH THE LOCKING CABLE OUT OF POSITION, THE SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION EVEN IF THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION LOCK.
- The risk
- THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKING CABLE BY INSTALLING AN ADJUSTING PIECE THAT WILL SECURE THE LOCKING CABLE IN PLACE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
- Notes
- VOLKSWAGEN/AUDI RECALL NO. 37D5/J2.
Reported August 14, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V397000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V397000, 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 14, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted