NHTSA recall campaign
87V008000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Floor Shift
9Affected configurations shown251,102Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
UNEXPECTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNINGCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, CAUSING INJURIES.
What fixes it
Official remedy
INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER FROM BEING MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE UNLESS BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME.
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 87V008000
1986 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1985 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1984 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1983 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1982 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1981 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1980 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1979 AUDI 5000Open vehicle record →1978 AUDI 5000Open 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.