NHTSA recall 82V037000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	82V037000
Manufacturer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Reported	1982-04-21
Owners notified	1982-05-28
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Units potentially affected	92000

What is wrong

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, AN IMPROPERLY PLACED MAT INTERFERES WITH THE VIBRATION ABSORBER ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE PEDAL MAY NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION.

What can happen

CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENTIONAL ACCLERATION WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

The remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL, WHERE NECESSARY, A GUIDE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INSPECT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.SYSTEM: FUEL; ACCELERATOR PEDAL DAMPER.NOTE: ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES THE DRIVER IS ADVISED NOT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROMTHE IGNITION WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK HINDERING VEHICLEMANEUVERABILITY.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1978 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.
1979 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.
1980 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.
1981 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.
1982 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.
1983 AUDI 5000	Built 1977-08-01 to 1982-04-01.

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.

Investigated as EA82002

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. 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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA82002	Engineering analysis, opened 1981-10-31, closed 1982-05-10. SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.