- The problem
- Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. Combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- The risk
- Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash
- The fix
- Aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. The recall began on august 1, 2006. Owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188.
Lights
2000 Audi A4 Lighting problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2000 Audi A4's lights with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on July 22, 2009. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 2
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Lighting recalls for the 2000 Audi A4
- The problem
- Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. Some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
- The risk
- Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
- The fix
- Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. The recall began on july 1, 2006. Owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211.
Lighting complaints
Replacement headlight assembly p/n 341-1107l-us made by depo for 2000 audi a4 has the center bulb rotated 180 degrees from the original. A bulb engineer at sylvania/osram said the particular bulb light pattern is dependent upon orientation due to the filament strut and a reflector is designed to work with the bulb in a certain direction. The potential issues are 1) was the reflector designed and tested to work with the bulb that way, and if not 2) was this something that was just overlooked or ignored when the...
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light was copied from the original audi design, or 3) was this a manufacturing mistake that happened to a batch of parts. A us distributor thinks #1 is the case, but he made the comment without speaking to the engineers in taiwan. If this condition is improper, there are many light assemblies out there like this and they may not pass regulatory tests. I have a pictorial comparison of the depo part alongside the original that I can email as additional information. Updated 07/23/09 *bf *tr picture received. Updated 07/27/09
THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Audi A4 lighting complaints by year
A4 lighting problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data