NHTSA recall 91V050000
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 | 91V050000 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Reported | 1991-04-02 |
| Owners notified | 1991-04-17 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT |
| Units potentially affected | 20800 |
What is wrong
INSTRUCTION LABEL IN THE TRUNK OF VEHICLE IS INCORRECT FOR THE JACK SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE.
What can happen
INCORRECT USE CAN RESULT IN THE JACK COLLAPSING, WITHINJURY TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER OR NEAR VEHICLE DURING COLLAPSE.
The remedy
SUPPLY INSERT TO OWNER'S MANUAL NOTING CORRECT USAGE, AS WELL AS A CORRECTED INSTRUCTION LABEL FOR THE TRUNK.
Notes
SYSTEM: VEHICLE JACK.DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1989 AUDI 100 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
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| 1990 AUDI 100 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1991 AUDI 100 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1989 AUDI 200 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1990 AUDI 200 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1991 AUDI 200 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1989 AUDI V8 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1990 AUDI V8 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
| 1991 AUDI V8 | Built 1989-05-01 to 1991-02-01. |
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.
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 This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.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.