NHTSA recall 96V017000
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 | 96V017000 |
| Manufacturer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Reported | 1996-01-29 |
| Owners notified | 1996-04-23 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 24000 |
What is wrong
DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION.
What can happen
SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LAMPS, POWER WIND0WS AND AIR CONDITIONERS CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
Notes
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; IGNITION; SWITCH. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. NOTE: 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. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1994 AUDI 100 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
|---|---|
| 1995 AUDI 100 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI 100 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1994 AUDI 90 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1995 AUDI 90 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI 90 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1994 AUDI A6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1995 AUDI A6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI A6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1994 AUDI CABRIOLET | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1995 AUDI CABRIOLET | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI CABRIOLET | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1994 AUDI S4 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1995 AUDI S4 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI S4 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1994 AUDI S6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1995 AUDI S6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
| 1996 AUDI S6 | Built 1994-01-01 to 1995-12-01. |
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 SQ95015 and RQ00009
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.
| SQ95015 | Service query. |
|---|---|
| RQ00009 | Recall query, opened 2000-03-21, closed 2000-11-30. IGNITION SWITCH. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| GRP28/9502 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. THE MODEL LISTED ABOVE WILL BE EQUIPPED. WITH A NEW 'INTERIOR PROFILE' KEY AND LOCK SYSTEM. |
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| GRP24/9501 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. CODING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAS CHANGED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LATEST MOTOR MANAGEMNET SYSTEM (MMS-311). *TW |
| GRP24/9502 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. CODING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAS CHANGED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF LATEST MTOOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MMS-311). *TW |
| GRP24/9504 | 1995-11-01. Service bulletin. CHANGE IN CODING OF ECM WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LATEST MOTOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MMS-311). *TW |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.