The defect
CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INSUFFICIENT HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE DRIVER COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT ONE TIME, LOSE CONTROL, AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A BRAKE PEDAL PLATE WHICH WILL RAISE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE PROPER HEIGHT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 5000 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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 5000 | 1981 | 1 | 3 |
| Audi 5000 | 1982 | 2 | 3 |
| Audi 5000 | 1983 | 1 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1983
14 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 83V139000 28 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 83V124000 25 Nov 1983 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 83V116000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V106000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V105000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V107000 13 Oct 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V071000 29 Jul 1983 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 83V064000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983