2001 Audi A6 recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.7L engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the calculated "vehicle normal load" exceeds the allowable weight of the axle load with tire dimension 225/45R 17 91Y by 19KG.
💥 The risk
See NHTSA details.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace all five tires. Owner notification began on september 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V143000
- Manufacturer recall #
- LV
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,360
- Component
- TIRES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-822-2834
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 19, 2003
- Built
- Nov 1, 2000 – Jul 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Vw recall no. Lv.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).