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NHTSA recall 98V134000

Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system

Audi A4 and 2 more

Reported Jun 22, 199819,800 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCBuilt Feb 1, 1997 – Feb 28, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. if the engine backfires during a cold-start, an air screen which IS loosely seated in the air flow meter can become damaged.

The risk

Screen pieces could enter the intake air flow system and prevent the throttle plate from returning to its full idle position.

The remedy

Dealers will install a retaining ring to hold the air screen in place.

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Vehicles in this recall

Audi A4
1998
Audi A6
1998
Volkswagen Passat
1998

Notes

Owner notification began during august 1998.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 vwoa at 1-800-822-8987 or 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).