1996 Audi A6: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 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 51 complaints on file for 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.
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 .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 63,300 units in total.
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: .
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
51 complaints, 71 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Audi A6
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 A6 | All 1996 vehicles | A6, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 577.5 | 84 | 181.6 | 41 |
| Exterior Lighting | 84.5 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 6 |
| Visibility | 70.4 | 59 | 22.5 | 5 |
| Equipment | 70.4 | 21.9 | 10.8 | 5 |
| Air Bags | 42.3 | 66.9 | 145.1 | 3 |
| Structure | 28.2 | 39.5 | 24.3 | 2 |
| Power Train | 28.2 | 97.9 | 53.2 | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 28.2 | 140.9 | 53.6 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 28.2 | 42 | 37.9 | 2 |
| Seats | 14.1 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Jan 2018
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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.
- 19941
- 19952
- 19962
- 19972
- 199810
- 19999
- 20004
- 20017
- 20024
- 20037
- 20044
- 20053
- 20064
- 20074
- 20084
- 20094
- 20103
- 20113
- 20128
- 20136
- 20144
- 20154
- 20163
- 20173
- 20182
- 20197
- 20209
- 202111
- 20225
- 20231
- 20241
- 20252
- 20260
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 1996 Audi A6The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Audi A6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a6/1996/. 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
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 1996 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 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Audi A6 name most often?
- Electrical System: 41 of 71 component mentions, or 577.5 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 84 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Audi A6 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.