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Audi A6 Avant Recalls
Audi Recalls/A6 Avant Recalls
Recall Date: December 2006
(Car Accident Advice : Car
Recalls)
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| Notices get lost in the mail or
discarded as junk mail. Even after these attempts to notify
customers, only 72% of owners affected by safety issue Audi Recalls
have the recall work completed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) regularly announces vehicle safety car
recalls in an effort to inform and urge owners to get problems
repaired quickly.
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Car Accident Advice often obtains
recall notices before dealers and owners. The NHTSA recommends
that you wait for the mailed bulletin to arrive before requesting
the work to be done. However, you can ask your
Audi dealer when the next recall update notice is expected at their shop.
For the most current information
about
Audi A6 Avant Recalls contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto
Safety Hotline: 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236)
In the United States, safety car
recalls like safety Audi A6 Avant Recalls, must be performed at no charge to the customer.
Car
manufacturers are required by law to mail notices of car recalls to
owners and dealers.
Car Recalls : Audi Recalls : A6 Avant Recalls :
Audi A6 Avant Recalls
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Model/Build
Years: |
| Audi A6 Avant |
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1998-2004 |
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| NHTSA
CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V198 |
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Dates: August 1997 –
June 2005 |
Potential
Number Of Units Affected : 70,512
Audi A6 Avant |
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Summary
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, CERTAIN CONNECTOR PINS IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR COME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. NOTE: VEHICLES WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT IN THESE VEHICLES CONTAINS A FUSE, WHICH PRECLUDES EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW IN THE CASE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT. AUDI S6 AND S6 AVANT VEHICLES ARE ALL EQUIPPED WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT LONGER AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING OR FIRE.
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Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS BY INSTALLING A JUMPER WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 16, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
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Notes: VOLKSWAGEN (AUDI) RECALL NO. JN.
Customers may contact contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
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information provided by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration in the United States. No responsibility is
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warranties of merchantability or fitness for any reason.
For more detail
regarding your specific vehicle, contact your dealer, the NHTSA
website http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov, Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236, or your local government recall office.
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