Audi Suspension: Rear

Audi is recalling about 13,500 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
73V196000
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Reported
2 October 1973
Vehicles
13,500
Built between
Feb 1973 – Jul 1973
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 1973
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1973 and July 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1973 Audi FOXBuilt February 1973 to July 1973

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1973 to July 1973
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 October 1973
  3. Owners notified22 October 1973

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 October 1973.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

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Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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