{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/1999/072: Audi A8, A6 and A4 (Potential premature wear of steering ball joints)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-1999-072/",
  "summary": "Audi A8, A6 and A4: Potential premature wear of steering ball joints. DVSA reference R/1999/072, launched 1 November 1999, 114,921 vehicles. Defect, remedy an",
  "excerpt": "Audi A8, A6, A4. Published by the DVSA as R/1999/072 on 1 November 1999. Concern: Potential premature wear of steering ball joints. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/1999/072 1 November 1999 Audi (listed as AUDI) not stated 114,921 A8 38,307 1 March 1998 31 August 1998 A6 38,307 1 March 1998 31 August 1998 A4 38,307 1 March 1998 31 August 1998 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because DVSA lists none for this recall. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Chec",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "1999-11-01T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/1999/072: Audi A8, A6 and A4 (Potential premature wear of steering ball joints)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-1999-072/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}