NHTSA recall 01V324000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 01V324000 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Reported | 2001-10-10 |
| Owners notified | 2002-07-10 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. |
| Units potentially affected | 4300 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINED IN THE AMPLIFIER FOR EACH REAR SPEAKER COULD LEAK AN ELECTROLYTE, WHICH MAY IN TIME AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMIDITY, CAUSE AN UNWANTED CONDUCTIVE PATH.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE AMPLIFIER OVERHEATING AND A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AMPLIFIERS FOR THE REAR SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 10, 2002. 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.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1991 AUDI 100 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
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| 1992 AUDI 100 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
| 1991 AUDI 200 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
| 1992 AUDI 200 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
| 1991 AUDI V8 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
| 1992 AUDI V8 | Built 1990-07-01 to 1992-03-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SM 44-2017 EN | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward. |
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| ATE-17-05 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified two US based suppliers to support dealers in USA and Canada. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.