1990 AUDI 200 Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 91V050000 on 04/10/1991
- Component:
- Equipment:mechanical:jacks
- Manufactured:
- 04/30/1989 - 01/31/1991
- Affected:
- 20,800
- Defect:
- Instruction label in the trunk of vehicle is incorrect for the jack supplied with the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- Incorrect use can result in the jack collapsing, withinjury to individuals under or near vehicle during collapse.
- Correction:
- Supply insert to owner's manual noting correct usage, as well as a corrected instruction label for the trunk.
- Notes:
- System: vehicle jack.description of vehicle: passenger cars.
- Campaign:
- 91V156000 on 09/24/1991
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1990 - 11/30/1990
- Affected:
- 5,900
- Defect:
- The vehicle capacity weight was inadvertently omitted from placard located inside the gas filler door, as required by fmvss 11o.
- Consequence:
- Vehicles fail to meet the requirements of fmvss 110.
- Correction:
- New labels containing the vehicle capacity weight will be affixed to the vehicles.
- Notes:
- System: label; fmvss 110.vehicle description: passenger cars.
- Campaign:
- 93V006000 on 01/28/1993
- Component:
- Power train:axle assembly
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1984 - 12/31/1990
- Affected:
- 152,000
- Defect:
- The differential oil of the transaxle is lost over time due to evaporation. low oil levels cause premature bearing and gear wear and eventual failure of the differential.
- Consequence:
- In the event of failure, the vehicle's drive wheels couldlose power. in extreme circumstances, the front wheels lock, causing rapiddeceleration resulting in possible loss of vehicle control and an accident.
- Correction:
- Drain and replace the differential gear oil with oil having higher performance characteristics.
- Notes:
- System: power train.vehicle description: passenger cars with automatic 3-speed transmissions.
- Campaign:
- 97V172000 on 10/09/1997
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1988 - 07/30/1993
- Affected:
- 54,800
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- In the event the sensor should malfunction, the air bag restraint system can inadvertently deploy. deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began october 13, 1997.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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