NHTSA campaign 06V324000 · Manufacturer campaign JQ
Audi Recall 06V-324: DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG
NHTSA recall 06V324000 (Manufacturer campaign JQ) was reported by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC on August 31, 2006, with 7,674 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi A8 for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on October 6, 2006, 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 06V324000 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
- 06V324000 (also written 06V-324 or 06V324)
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- JQ
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,674 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V324000. 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.
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V324000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DURING PRODUCTION OF THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT UNFOLD PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND THEREFORE MAY NOT INFLATE AS DESIGNED.
Safety consequence
LOSS OF FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A FRONTAL CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.
Notes
VW RECALL NO. JQ.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V324000
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.