Vehicle recall 99V058000 · March 22, 1999
1998-1999 Audi A6
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with quattro drive system which employs a fuel and fuel vapor leak detection system.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with quattro drive system which employs a fuel and fuel vapor leak detection system. If the vehicle is refueled shortly after the engine is started, and is kept running while being refueled, the fuel vapor recovery system could produce sufficient back pressure to cause fuel to be ejected after a complete fill-up when the fuel pump nozzle is removed from the filler neck.
- Consequence
- In the presence of an ignition source, fuel spray could result in fire or possible personal injury.
- Remedy
- VW is providing a new page for the owner's manual and also requesting owners to make an appointment with their dealers to have a label containing important refueling instructions installed inside of the fuel filler door. Dealers will also remove the tire pressure label and replace it with a new label affixed to the fender well at the right rear door.
- Notes
- Owner notification began June 8, 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
- 99V058000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 22, 1999
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Manufacturer campaign
- KT
- Owner notification
- June 8, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 27,964
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
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