NHTSA campaign 04V007000 · Manufacturer campaign JA
Audi Recall 04V-007: VW/AUDI/CLUTCH NOT WELDED PROPERLY
NHTSA recall 04V007000 (Manufacturer campaign JA) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on January 6, 2004, with 145 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi TT for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on April 30, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V007000 (also written 04V-007 or 04V007)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- JA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 145 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Clutch Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V007000. 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 TT
- 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – October 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V007000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX, DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THE GEARBOX, A SEAM AT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT WELDED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEGRADED PERFORMANCE OF THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE GEARBOX.
Safety consequence
THE CLUTCH COULD LOSE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE INPUT TORQUE TO THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Notes
VWOA RECAL NO. JA.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V007000
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.