Model year record

1992 Audi 80

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Audi 80, 1988–1992 generation — Pictured: the 1988–1992 generation. Typhoon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 97V172000

Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive

Component: Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 54,800
Reported to NHTSA: 1997-10-06
Owners notified: 1997-10-13

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Safety risk

IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Seat belts: front: retractor	1	—

The 1991 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other Audi 80 model years

199319921991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

All Audi 80 recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.