Audi 80 1991
Complaint Information: Recalls, Investigations, Consumer Complaints, Service Bulletins, Recall Investigations, OBD II Codes
Recall 12929 [USA]: In the event the sensor should malfunction, the air bag restraint system can inadvertently deploy. deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
owner notification began october 13, 1997.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.Recall 21899 [USA]: In the event of failure, the vehicle's drive wheels couldlose power. in extreme circumstances, the front wheels lock, causing rapiddeceleration resulting in possible loss of vehicle control and an accident.
The differential oil of the transaxle is lost over time due to evaporation. Low oil levels cause premature bearing and gear wear and eventual failure of the differential.
drain and replace the differential gear oil with oil having higher performance characteristics.
system: power train.Vehicle description: passenger cars with automatic 3-speed transmissions.Recall R/1992/009 [UK]: Possible failure of front suspension bolts
The bolts securing the front suspension struts to the wheel bearing housings may fracture due to brittleness. This could lead to loss of steering control.
recall the affected vehicles and replace the original bolts with quality assured examples.
To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.
Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.
- Update91i8 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Google maps street view (nvlw))
- AUD4927ENG - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Due to new minnesota state regulations regarding biofuels, biodiesel blends of b5 or less may not be available in the state of minnesota.
- SM 44-2017 EN - EQUIPMENT: This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
- ATE-17-05 - EQUIPMENT: 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
- SB-01-15-29 - ENGINE (PWS): Audi: engine, on some vehicles, would run irregularly or have malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on or possible filter element for camshaft adjustment valve can loosen and in oil circuit, there is no damage from loosened particles. Model al
- 20056243 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS: Headlight aiming, using hella universal beamsetter. *kb
Inadver.air bag deployment investigation as of 19940719
There is no summary currently available
| Crash | Fire | Towed | Injured | Deaths | Failure Date |
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| No | No | N | None | None | 20070823 |
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 audi 80. While driving 5 mph the front wheels locked and would not unlock. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Eight months before the gear was stuck in reverse but eventually released. There was a nhtsa campaign id 93v006000 (power train: axle assembly), however; the vin was not included. The current and failure mileages were 161,000.
| No | No | N | None | None | 19951030 |
Transmission overheats/shifts hard.