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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 847646 · 2011-03-18

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 06V198000. AUDI FAILED TO HONOR THE RECALL STATING THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. I DID TAKE MY AUDI TO THE DEALER IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS RECALLED BUT THEY DID NOT FIX IT PROPERLY. AUDI STATED THAT BECAUSE 1 YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE THE REPAIR, THEY WILL NO LONGER HONOR THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT ONCE A WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN RECALLED THEN AUDI SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL. IN MY CASE THE JUMPER HARNESS THAT WAS USED TO REPLACE THE RECALLED WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY SHOULD STILL BE OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT. WHO SHOULD I CONTACT TO OBLIGATE AUDI TO REPAIR THE RECALLED WIRING HARNESS? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10390592
Machine
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