NHTSA Campaign 99V300000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 99V300000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed the report for 99V300000 with NHTSA on November 10, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V300000, NHTSA lists up to 6,200 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 30, 1999 and December 14, 1999.
The 99V300000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 99V300000 were scheduled from May 8, 2000, 180 days after the report.
99V300000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V300000 covers have filed at least 8 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V300000 ranks 7 of 18 VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC recalls on this site.
Besides 99V300000, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- PASSENGER VEHICLES. IN SHARP HIGH SPEED TURNS OR ABRUPT LANE CHANGE MANEUVERS AT SPEEDS SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE POSTED SPEED LIMITS, AND DEPENDING UPON ROAD CONDITIONS, PRECISE STEERING RESPONSE MAY BE DEMANDED TO RETAIN DIRECTIONAL STABILITY.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT CONTROL IS LOST, A CRASH MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT STABILIZERS IN FRONT DRIVE AUDI TT'S AND THE FRONT AND REAR STABILIZERS IN AUDI TT'S EQUIPPED WITH QUATTRO DRIVE. A MODIFIED CONTROL ARM WILL BE INSTALLED IN FRONT TOGETHER WITH FIRMER SHOCK ABSORBERS IN FRONT AND REAR. IN ADDITION AUDI WILL INSTALL A REAR SPOILER.
- Notes
- AUDI RECALL NO. KX/ZX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 8, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Reported November 10, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V300000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V300000, 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 10, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted