NHTSA Recall 06V198000
NHTSA Campaign Id 06V198000; Date: Jun. 5, 2006
This condition could lead to overheating or fire.
Recalled Vehicles:
1998 Audi A6; 1999 Audi A6; 2000 Audi A6; 2001 Audi A6; 2002 Audi A6; 2003 Audi A6; 2004 Audi A6; 2001 Audi Allroad; 2002 Audi Allroad; 2003 Audi Allroad; 2004 Audi Allroad; 2005 Audi Allroad
Component: Electrical System
Manufactured by: Volkswagen Of America, Inc
Affected Units:: 70,512
Recall 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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall Notes:
Volkswagen (Audi) recall no. Jn. Customers may also 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 16, 2006
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