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NHTSA recall 00V317000

Electrical system › Ignition › Switch

Audi A4

Reported Oct 11, 200027,900 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Oct 1, 1995 – Aug 31, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the plastic ignition switch housing can fracture at the return spring anchor point. fracture of the housing could cause the return spring force to be insufficient for returning the ignition key to the running position after starting the engine.

The risk

This condition causes electrical accessories such as windshield wipers and headlights to become inoperative.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

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Vehicles in this recall

Audi A4
19961997

Notes

Owner notification began july 6, 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).