1997 Audi A6: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 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 20 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 .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 39,312 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: .
97V115000Received . 12 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may not lock properly when engaged, or not remain locked after being engaged.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, an improperly locking seat belt could cause injury to an occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rear seat belt assembly.
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
20 complaints, 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 17 |
| Equipment | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 25 Jan 2017
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.
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 1997 Audi A6The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Audi A6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a6/1997/. 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 1997 Audi A6?
- 39,312 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 2025. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Audi A6 name most often?
- Electrical System: 17 of 26 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Audi A6 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.