Recall 01V157000: 1998–2001 Audi A6 and 1 other model

Report received

May 3, 2001

Manufacturer

Volkswagen of america,inc

Potentially affected

70,000vehicles

Model years

1998–2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Sulfur in fuel interacts with certain additives found in widely available gasoline causing sulfur to become deposited on the contact points of three fuel sending units mounted inside the fuel tank. This could cause the fuel gauge to read full while the fuel tank may not in fact be full or could be empty.

Possible consequence

Running out of fuel without warning while the fuel gauge indicates that there is sufficient fuel in the tank lead to safety problems.

Remedy

Dealers will remove the existing fuel level sending units and replace them with fuel level sending units using a new alloy composed of gold, silver, and a small amount of nickel, which will not chemically react with sulfur. Vw/audi will also call back vehicles that were repaired under a previous recall last june in order to install the updated fuel sending units nhtsa 00v137/audi lb). Owner notification began may 1, 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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1998 Audi A6130 complaints
• 1999 Audi A6217 complaints
• 2000 Audi A6148 complaints
• 2001 Audi A6113 complaints
• 2000 Volkswagen Passat507 complaints
• 2001 Volkswagen Passat430 complaints