Volkswagen of America,inc: Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Volkswagen of America,inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 29, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 24,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION.
The risk
SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LAMPS, POWER WIND0WS AND AIR CONDITIONERS CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Audi 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Audi 90 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Audi A6 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Audi Cabriolet | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Audi S4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Audi S6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Audi 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Audi 90 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Audi A6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Audi Cabriolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Audi S4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Audi S6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Audi 100 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 Audi 90 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Audi A6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Audi Cabriolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 Audi S4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Audi S6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 96V017000.
Full record for the 1996 Audi 100 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →