Audi A4, A6, Passat. Published by Transport Canada as 1998126 on 22 June 1998. System: Engine.
What the notice says In the event of an engine backfire during cold start, an air screen which is loosely seated in the air flow meter could become damaged. should this happen, screen pieces could enter the intake air flow system and could prevent the throttle plate from returning to its full idle position.
correction: a screen …
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Audi A4 in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998126
- Recall date
- 22 June 1998
- Make
- Audi, Volkswagen
- Models
- A4, A6, Passat
- Model years
- 1998
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,437
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE BACKFIRE DURING COLD START, AN AIR SCREEN WHICH IS LOOSELY SEATED IN THE AIR FLOW METER COULD BECOME DAMAGED. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, SCREEN PIECES COULD ENTER THE INTAKE AIR FLOW SYSTEM AND COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE PLATE FROM RETURNING TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION.
CORRECTION: A SCREEN RETAINING RING WILL BE INSTALLED AND DAMAGED SCREENS WILL BE REPLACED.
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Audi elsewhere in this register
Audi is named on 212 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1999004 · 11 January 1999 · 100, 90 · Fuel System
- 1997175 · 10 October 1997 · V8, 100, 200 · Seats And Restraints
- 1997176 · 10 October 1997 · A4, 90, S6 · Seats And Restraints
- 1999095 · 19 May 1999 · A6, Passat · Brakes
- 1999195 · 29 October 1999 · A8, A4, A6 · Steering
- 2000027 · 15 February 2000 · TT · Steering
- 2000097 · 14 April 2000 · S6, S4 · Fuel System
- 2000105 · 17 April 2000 · 100 · Fuel System
The same system: Engine
287 notices in this register name Engine. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1998201 · 21 October 1998 · Intrigue · Engine
- 1998021 · 4 February 1998 · Transport, Venture · Engine
- 1998219 · 10 November 1998 · XJ12 · Engine
- 1997223 · 17 December 1997 · 626 · Engine
- 1997221 · 11 December 1997 · Mystique, Contour · Engine
- 1997201 · 18 November 1997 · S10, Sonoma, Hombre · Engine
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on an Audi: 212 in the register, and 255 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1998.
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