Vehicle recall 98V332000 · December 23, 1998
Audi 100, 90 and 1 more model
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with V6 engines.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with V6 engines. An internal seal of the fuel injector can malfunction, allowing fuel leakage in the engine compartment.
- Consequence
- Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace all fuel injectors.
- Notes
- Owner notification began April 9, 1999.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.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V332000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 23, 1998
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Manufacturer campaign
- KS
- Owner notification
- April 9, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 37,200
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system
Vehicles covered
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