1990 Audi Quattro: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1990 Audi Quattro. The newest campaign is 90V070000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Apr 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Column Locking / Anti-Theft Device. NHTSA has 5 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, 90V070000, in the NHTSA record
Replace complete steering lock assembly, including a modified lock bolt.
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. 7,200 units in total.
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.
90V069000Received . 600 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A securing clip on the outside of hinges of the left and right front seat back may not be properly seated due to interference with seat covering material.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly secured clip could cause the seat backhinge to separate from its anchor in a rear-end accident and could result in an injury to occupant(s).
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Realign seat covering material where interference is present.
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.
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Complaints by component
5 complaints, 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 21 Aug 2002
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.
- 19841
- 19851
- 19861
- 19871
- 19881
- 19891
- 19902
- 19910
- 19930
- 19940
- 19950
- 19960
- 19970
- 19980
- 19990
- 20000
- 20010
- 20020
- 20030
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 QuattroThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Audi Quattro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/quattro/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
- 30 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 Quattro?
- 7,200 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 Quattro have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Audi Quattro, model years 1984 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Audi Quattro name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 2 of 5 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Audi Quattro open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.