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NHTSA recall 99V131001

Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Audi A4 and 2 more

Reported May 21, 199988,121 vehicles affectedVOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INCMaker’s number UH/KUBuilt Oct 1, 1997 – Feb 28, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. a control valve in the vacuum hose connecting the brake booster to the intake manifold may not open or close fully at temperatures below -4 f under certain driving conditions.

The risk

This condition could cause insufficient vacuum to be provided to the brake booster.

The remedy

Dealers will install a vacuum by-pass system into vehicles operated in these states which IS designed to provide sufficient vacuum for full brake assist under all weather conditions.

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Vehicles in this recall

Audi A4
199719981999
Audi A6
19981999
Volkswagen Passat
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began october 9, 1999.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 VW 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).