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1998 Audi A6 Vehicle Speed Control Recall


NHTSA Recall #	42253
NHTSA Compaign #	04V495000
MFG Compaign #	JB/JG
Manufacturer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Supplier	AUDI
Brand	AUDI
Model	A6
Model Year	1998
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of notification	29/10/04
Begin date of manufacuring	01/08/97
End date of manufacturing	31/07/99
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	ODI
Report received	12/10/04
Report created	19/10/04
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	28300
Defect summary	On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2. 8l, v6 5-valve engines, and automatic transmissions, while driving during extremely low ambient temperatures the throttle may freeze in an open position due to ice accumulating in the throttle body.
Consequence summary	If this occurs, the vehicle may fail to reduce speed when the driver lifts his/her foot from the gas pedal. This loss of vehicle control could result in a crash without warning.
Corrective action	Audi will install a replacement throttle body kit free of charge. The recall began on october 29, 2004. Owners may contact audi at 1-800-822-2834. Owners of vehicles which are not registered in the cold-weather states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming, will be notified of a service action, under which they will be provided the free remedy upon request.
Recall notes	Vw/audi recall nos. Jb/jg. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Audi A6 Vehicle Speed Control Recall

1998 Audi A6 Vehicle Speed Control Recall

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