NHTSA recall campaign

08V397000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

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8Affected configurations shown13,900Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Automatic Transmission
Report receivedFeb 8, 2009
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKING CABLE BY INSTALLING AN ADJUSTING PIECE THAT WILL SECURE THE LOCKING CABLE IN PLACE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 08V397000

2003 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →2002 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →2001 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →2000 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →1999 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →1998 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →1997 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →1996 AUDI A8Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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