1993 Audi 90: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1993 Audi 90. The newest campaign is 98V332000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Dec 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System. NHTSA has 16 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, 98V332000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all fuel injectors.
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.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 92,000 units in total.
98V332000Received . 37,200 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with v6 engines. An internal seal of the fuel injector can malfunction, allowing fuel leakage in the engine compartment.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all fuel injectors.
Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Manufacturer campaign number KS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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
16 complaints, 37 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 |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 6 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Visibility | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Aug 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA98011 | Engineering analysis | UNDERHOOD FUEL FIRES | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 18 May 1998 | 23 Dec 1998 | 98V332000 |
| PE98003 | Preliminary evaluation | UNDERHOOD FIRES | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 23 Jan 1998 | 18 May 1998 |
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 1993 Audi 90The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Audi 90: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/90/1993/. 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
- 15 May 2019
- 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 1993 Audi 90?
- 92,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Audi 90 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Audi 90, model years 1971 to 1997. 2 of them name the 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Audi 90 name most often?
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 7 of 37 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Audi 90 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.