Vehicle profile
1997 Audi Cabriolet
Convertible · Minicompact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 172 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 2.8L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Minicompact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- AIR BAGS — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1997 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
97V175000
AIR BAGS:FRONTALVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DISCHARGE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY UNDER LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS CAN ACTIVATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WHEN THE DRIVER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE AND FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY TOUCHING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
Consequence: ACTIVATION OF THE AIR BAG UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND WIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG.
08/10/1997
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"year": 1997,
"make": "Audi",
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"trim": "Cabriolet",
"submodel": "Convertible",
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"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Minicompact Cars",
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"recall_count": 1
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