Audi Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Vacuum

Audi is recalling about 7,000 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Reduced brake assist could result in increased stoppingdistance and a vehicle accident.

Campaign
93V007000
Manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Reported
11 January 1993
Vehicles
7,000
Built between
Oct 1991 – Jun 1992
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 January 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1991 and June 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992 Audi 100Built October 1991 to June 1992

What the defect is

The blades in the brake vacuum booster pump can wear prematurely, causing reduced brake assist pressure when the brake pedal is applied.

What could happen

Reduced brake assist could result in increased stoppingdistance and a vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP WITH A NEWLY DEVELOPED BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER VALVE ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1991 to June 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 January 1993
  3. Owners notified29 January 1993

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 11 January 1993.

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

System: brakes.vehicle description: passenger cars with V6 engines and automatic transmissions.

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.

Same component

Same brand