What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1983077
- Recall date
- 19 September 1983
- Make
- Audi
- Models
- 5000
- Model years
- 1978 to 1983
- Vehicle class
- Car
- Vehicles affected
- 8,744
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A DRIVER MIGHT STEP SIMULTANEOUSLY ON BOTH PEDALS AND CONSEQUENTLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 1978 - 83 AUDI 5000 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1983077.