Recall Register

1995 Audi A6: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1995 Audi A6. The newest campaign is 97V175000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Oct 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 16 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 97V175000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a ground wire on the driver side air bag.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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. 63,300 units in total.

  1. 97V175000Received . 39,300 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The discharge of static electricity under low humidity conditions can activate the driver side air bag when the driver enters or exits the vehicle and forms an electrical circuit by touching certain areas of the steering wheel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Activation of the air bag under these conditions can cause personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a ground wire on the driver side air bag.

    Report filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V017000Received . 24,000 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Defective ignition switches were improperly manufactured and can cause some electrical accessories to malfunction.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Some electrical accessories, such as, turn signals, windshield wipers, lamps, power wind0ws and air conditioners can malfunction when the car is started.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

    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.

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Complaints by component

16 complaints, 22 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.

1995 Audi A6: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System11
Steering2
Visibility2
Exterior Lighting2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Air Bags1
Equipment1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Power Train1
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
12 Aug 2011

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.

Complaints about the 1995 Audi A6, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1995 Audi A6
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE99065Preliminary evaluationFUEL SUPPLY LINE LEAKVehicle Speed Control / Linkages28 Oct 199931 Mar 200000V068000

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.

  1. 19941
  2. 19952
  3. 19962
  4. 19972
  5. 199810
  6. 19999
  7. 20004
  8. 20017
  9. 20024
  10. 20037
  11. 20044
  12. 20053
  13. 20064
  14. 20074
  15. 20084
  16. 20094
  17. 20103
  18. 20113
  19. 20128
  20. 20136
  21. 20144
  22. 20154
  23. 20163
  24. 20173
  25. 20182
  26. 20197
  27. 20209
  28. 202111
  29. 20225
  30. 20231
  31. 20241
  32. 20252
  33. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Audi A6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a6/1995/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Audi A6?
63,300 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 A6 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 54 recall campaigns for the Audi A6, model years 1994 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1995 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Audi A6 name most often?
Electrical System: 11 of 22 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Audi A6 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.