NHTSA Campaign Id 06V324000; Date: Aug. 31, 2006
Loss of frontal air bag deployment could occur which can increase the risk of injury in a frontal crash.
2004 Audi A8; 2005 Audi A8
Component: Air Bags:frontal
Manufactured by: Volkswagen Of America, Inc
Affected Units:: 7,674
On certain passenger vehicles, during production of the driver's frontal air bag, the air bag may not unfold properly in the event of a crash and therefore may not inflate as designed.
Dealers will install a new driver's frontal air bag free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2006. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-822-2834.
Vw recall no. Jq. 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: Oct 6, 2006
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