NHTSA campaign 00V068000 · Manufacturer campaign KY
Audi Recall 00V-068: VW/FUEL LINES
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V068000 (Manufacturer campaign KY) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC on March 6, 2000, with 3,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi S4 and Audi S6 for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 22, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V068000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V068000 (also written 00V-068 or 00V068)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- KY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE99-065 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V068000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Audi
Audi S4
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1991 – August 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Audi S6
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1991 – August 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V068000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FUEL FEED LINE CONNECTING THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE CAN PREMATURELY AGE AND SHRINK THROUGH EXPOSURE TO HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURE CAUSED BY THE TURBOCHARGER.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN FUEL SEEPAGE AT THE CONNECTION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL FEED LINE FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE WITH A FUEL LINE OF SHRINKAGE-PROOF MATERIAL.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 22, 2001. 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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V068000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.