1991 AUDI V8 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:
- 96V084000 on 05/12/1996
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/1989 - 08/31/1990
- Affected:
- 3,100
- Defect:
- A bushing which guides the cruise control rod can, over time, deteriorate and cause the control rod to bind.
- Consequence:
- A binding control rod can impede the return of the throttle plate to its full idle position.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the control rod bushing with an improved version.
- Notes:
- System: fuel; throttle linkages and control. vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with cruise control. note: 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 volkswagen at 1-800-822-2834. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 01V324000 on 10/14/2001
- Component:
- Equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1990 - 03/30/1992
- Affected:
- 4,300
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. an electrolytic capacitor contained in the amplifier for each rear speaker could leak an electrolyte, which may in time and in the presence of humidity, cause an unwanted conductive path.
- Consequence:
- This condition could result in the amplifier overheating and a potential fire risk.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the amplifiers for the rear speaker assemblies. owner notification began july 10, 2002. 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.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1991 AUDI V8 TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- SB-01-15-29
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Audi: engine, on some vehicles, would run irregularly or have malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on or possible filter element for camshaft adjustment valve can loosen and in oil circuit, there is no damage from loosened particles. model al
- Bulletin:
- ATE-17-05
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (hve ppe) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (hybrid, plugin hybrid, electric vehicle), the volkswagen tools and equipment team has identified
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