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NHTSA recall 96V088000

Electrical system › Horn

Audi A4

Reported May 23, 19963,700 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Sep 1, 1995 – Jan 1, 1996

The defect

The horn can work only intermittently due to insufficient electrical ground contact.

The risk

This condition could prevent a driver from sounding a warning by using the horn increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

The remedy

Corrective action: dealers will install a ground contact spring which will enhance the electrical ground connection.

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Vehicles in this recall

Audi A4
1996

Notes

System: communications; horn assembly. Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: owner notification IS expected to being during late may 1996. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and od not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-2834. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.