# NHTSA recall 06V454000

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: 06V454000
- Manufacturer's number: JR
- Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
- Reported: 2006\-11\-30
- Owners notified: 2006\-12\-05
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 5902

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WHERE A WEAK BATTERY EXISTS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT TO IMPROPERLY SET A FAULT CODE.  IF THIS OCCURS, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WILL BECOME DEACTIVATED.  HOWEVER, BOTH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF' TELLTALE IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND PROVIDE VISUAL WARNING TO THE DRIVER.


## What can happen

IF THE CASE OF A FRONTAL CRASH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1\-800\-822\-2834.


## Notes

VW/AUDI RECALL NO. JR.CUSTOMERS CAN 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

- [2006 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-01 to 2006\-06\-30.
- [2007 AUDI A8](/makes/audi/a8/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-01 to 2006\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [4313172033666](/bulletins/10250679.md), 2024-02-26, Service bulletin
- [A0019212052680\_1](/bulletins/10161273.md), 2019-07-09, Service bulletin
- [A461486 2022584\-](/bulletins/10128242.md), 2018-02-05, Service bulletin
- [Email \- Counterf](/bulletins/10122738.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin
- [DC\-516](/bulletins/10047899.md), 2012-12-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-69\-12\-24](/bulletins/10043925.md), 2012-05-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-69\-08\-01](/bulletins/10028505.md), 2009-05-06, Service bulletin
- [20116673](/bulletins/10021428.md), 2007-04-25, Service bulletin
- [0401](/bulletins/10010541.md), 2004-12-01, 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/06V454000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/06V454000)

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