1990 Audi 80: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Audi 80. The newest campaign is 97V172000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Oct 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V172000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 213,400 units in total.
97V172000Received . 54,800 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
93V006000Received . 152,000 units.
Power Train / Axle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Drain and replace the differential gear oil with oil having higher performance characteristics.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
90V070000Received . 6,600 units.
Steering / Column Locking / Anti-Theft Device
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Improperly manufactured steering lock bolts could break if driver applies excessive force to a locked steering wheel in an attempt to disengage the steering lock.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Bolt breakage would cause steering wheel to remain locked even after the driver turns the ignition key and attempts to move the car; this total loss of steering control could result in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace complete steering lock assembly, including a modified lock bolt.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
9 complaints, 12 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 8 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Aug 2004
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94026 | Engineering analysis | INADVER.AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | Air Bags | 19 Jul 1994 | 28 Jul 1995 | 97V172000 |
| PE94023 | Preliminary evaluation | INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | Air Bags | 7 Mar 1994 | 19 Jul 1994 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1990 Audi 80The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Audi 80: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/80/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Audi 80?
- 213,400 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Audi 80 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Audi 80, model years 1985 to 1993. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Audi 80 name most often?
- Power Train: 8 of 12 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Audi 80 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.