Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V175000 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC | from 07/01/1994 to 09/30/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 39300 | 10/13/1997 | MFR | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC | 10/08/1997 | 10/10/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions can activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical circuit by touching certain areas of the steering wheel. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Activation of the air bag under these conditions can cause personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a ground wire on the driver side air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 9803K | 05/07/1998 | 601533 | Customer requests deactivation or reactivation of rear side airbags. *yc | 08/06/1998 | |
| 980169 | 04/30/1998 | 601074 | Information on replacing airbag components after an accident. *yc | 06/25/1998 | |
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| 9903 | 12/22/1999 | 9803 | 610271 | Information on deactivating / activating the rear side airbags. *tt | 04/24/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/05/2006 | 135700 | 1 | 12/21/2004 |
| My 1997 audi a8 has air bag light display in the center of the instrument panel. on a recent visit to the audi dealership, i was told by the service advisor that they have reset the fault code. wherever, soon after that the warning light came up again and stay on now. i searched the web and found out there were many owners experienced the same issue on the 1997-2000 model year of the a8. i read the owner's manuel, and it says if the air bag warning is on, when collision occurs, the driver and passenger side frontal air bag will become deactivated (i.e. frontal air bags would not deploy in the case of a frontal crash.) since the air bag is a vital safety system, i'd strongly suggest to you to investigate this failure. *nm | |||