The defect
DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION.
The risk
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi 100 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Audi 90 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Audi A6 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Audi Cabriolet | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Audi S4 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Audi S6 | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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 100 | 1994 | 20 | 3 |
| Audi 100 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi 100 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi 90 | 1994 | 10 | 2 |
| Audi 90 | 1995 | 18 | 3 |
| Audi 90 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi A6 | 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| Audi A6 | 1995 | 16 | 2 |
| Audi A6 | 1996 | 51 | 2 |
| Audi Cabriolet | 1994 | 2 | 2 |
| Audi Cabriolet | 1995 | 3 | 3 |
| Audi Cabriolet | 1996 | 8 | 2 |
| Audi S4 | 1994 | 7 | 2 |
| Audi S4 | 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| Audi S4 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi S6 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi S6 | 1995 | 20 | 2 |
| Audi S6 | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1996
20 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the electrical system; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 96V216000 4 Nov 1996 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 96V222000 4 Nov 1996 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 96V223000 4 Nov 1996 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 96V220000 1 Nov 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V193000 2 Oct 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V186000 26 Sept 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V177000 18 Sept 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V127000 2 Jul 1996 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996