| NHTSA Record Id: 4798 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AUDI |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013711000779790000000243 |
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| Model Name: A6 |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V202000 |
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| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 31 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2837 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 22 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 18 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 02 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles (allroad). when activating the windshield wiper under heavy load conditions such as freezing, snow or heavy rain, one wiper could be delayed behind the other wiper. |
Consequence Summary: If that happens, the wiper blades, because they overlap wiping areas, could become entangled with each other and cease functioning. this could impair the driver's visibility. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the entire driver side wiper arm. owner notification began june 22, 2001. 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 1-866-892-2834. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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