# NHTSA recall 06V198000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 06V198000
- Manufacturer's number: JN
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2006\-06\-05
- Owners notified: 2006\-12\-16
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 70512

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS,  CERTAIN CONNECTOR PINS IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONNECTOR COME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT.  NOTE:  VEHICLES WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT AFFECTED BECAUSE THE CIRCUIT IN THESE VEHICLES CONTAINS A FUSE, WHICH PRECLUDES EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW IN THE CASE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT.  AUDI S6 AND S6 AVANT VEHICLES ARE ALL EQUIPPED WITH XENON LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND, THEREFORE, ARE NOT LONGER AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.


## What can happen

THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING OR FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE WIRING HARNESS BY INSTALLING A JUMPER WIRING HARNESS.   THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 16, 2006.   OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1\-800\-822\-2834.


## Notes

VOLKSWAGEN \(AUDI\) RECALL NO. JN.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1998 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2000\-05\-31.
- [1999 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/1999/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2000\-05\-31.
- [2000 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2000/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2000\-05\-31.
- [2001 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2001/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2002 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2002/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2003 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2003/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2004 AUDI A6](/makes/audi/a6/2004/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2001 AUDI ALLROAD](/makes/audi/allroad/2001/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2002 AUDI ALLROAD](/makes/audi/allroad/2002/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2003 AUDI ALLROAD](/makes/audi/allroad/2003/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2004 AUDI ALLROAD](/makes/audi/allroad/2004/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.
- [2005 AUDI ALLROAD](/makes/audi/allroad/2005/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-01 to 2005\-06\-30.

## Investigated as EA03025 and RQ06003

This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA03025: Engineering analysis, opened 2003\-11\-25, closed 2004\-05\-07. DRIVERS SIDE DASH FIRE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING.
- RQ06003: Recall query, opened 2006\-02\-27, closed 2006\-07\-20. DRIVER'S SIDE DASH FIRE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V198000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V198000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Edition89](/bulletins/10231127.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [01145720151069](/bulletins/10228387.md), 2023-01-03, Service bulletin
- [001465201173210](/bulletins/10228297.md), 2023-01-03, Service bulletin
- [00147020392061](/bulletins/10224981.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [27 13 19 2029010](/bulletins/10212668.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin
- [A1720062028440\_5](/bulletins/10177300.md), 2020-08-06, Service bulletin
- [A0019252011732\_1](/bulletins/10166284.md), 2019-10-21, Service bulletin
- [AWC 19\-05](/bulletins/10164518.md), 2019-09-10, Service bulletin
- [A9119652050565\_2](/bulletins/10161670.md), 2019-07-09, Service bulletin
- [A571738 2017082\-](/bulletins/10128205.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V198000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V198000)

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