NHTSA campaign 04V133000

Audi Recall 04V-133: VW/DRIVERS SIDE DASH FIRE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V133000 was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on March 18, 2004, with 172,866 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi A6, Audi S6, Audi Allroad and more for model years 1998–2004. Owners were notified on July 26, 2004, 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 04V133000 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: 04V133000 (also written 04V-133 or 04V133)
Filed by: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Report received: March 18, 2004
Potentially affected: 172,866 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System
Owners notified: July 26, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V133000. 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 A6
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 14, 1997 – February 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Audi Allroad
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 14, 1997 – February 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Audi RS6
- 2003
Audi S6
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 14, 1997 – February 12, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V133000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER'S KNEES PUSH AGAINST THE KNEE BOLSTER (CRASH ELEMENT) LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD, IT CAN CONTACT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS, AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR.

Safety consequence

A FIRE COULD ORIGINATE IN THE LEFT DASHBOARD AREA.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVERING ON THE KNEE BOLSTER (CRASH ELEMENT). IN ADDITION, THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL AS THE FELT PROTECTOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD CARRIER WILL BE CHECKED, AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.

Notes

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 04V133000

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.