The issue
On certain vehicles, if a plastic cover is not securely installed to the drivers-side support crossmember, the headlight switch wiring harness could short out on the crossmember and cause a fire. Note: Further evaluation revealed that only U.S. vehicles are affected. Canadian-market vehicles are equipped with a different headlamp switch wiring harness which includes Daytime Running Lights (DRL). As a result Canadian vehicles will not experience this type of electrical wiring problem, therefore the recall is cancelled.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, si le couvercle de plastique n'est pas posé solidement sur la traverse de soutien du côté du conducteur, le faisceau de câbles d'interrupteur de phare pourrait produire un court circuit avec la traverse, ce qui pourrait causer un incendie. Nota: après plus ample évaluation, il fût découvert qu'aucun véhicule canadien est affecter.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A6 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Audi S6 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A6 | 1998 | 130 | 10 |
| Audi A6 | 1999 | 217 | 9 |
| Audi A6 | 2000 | 148 | 4 |
| Audi S6 | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi S6 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi S6 | 2000 | 0 | 1 |