Audited US model-year file

1993 AUDI 100

Exact make, model and year evidence from official US sources. Recall campaigns, ODI investigations, complaint allegations and EPA estimates remain separate.

Model-year evidence is not a VIN check.

A campaign may cover only certain production dates, plants or equipment. A zero result here is not safety clearance. Use NHTSA’s official VIN tool for the individual vehicle.

Official VIN lookup ↗

01 · Safety actions first

3 NHTSA recall campaigns

Exact model-level NHTSA results for 1993 AUDI 100. Campaign records are official safety actions; applicability to a particular car still requires its VIN.

01
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 2000-03-20

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Campaign 00V084000
Summary

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FUEL FEED LINE CONNECTING THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE DELIVERED BY THE SUPPLIER FOR USE IN THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED.

Consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL FEED LINE FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE ENGINE.

02
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1998-12-23

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Campaign 98V332000
Summary

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES. AN INTERNAL SEAL OF THE FUEL INJECTOR CAN MALFUNCTION, ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FUEL INJECTORS.

03
NHTSA Recalls · US · received 1997-10-06

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

Campaign 97V172000
Summary

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.

02 · Owner allegations

20 NHTSA complaints

Counts are not adjusted for sales, vehicle age, mileage, publicity or reporting behavior. They are allegations, not defect findings or a reliability score.

Crash mentions
2
Fire mentions
4
Injuries reported
2
Most-reported component labels
FUEL SYSTEM8
GASOLINE8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
AIR BAGS2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
Complaints across nearby Audi 100 model years

Totals for the same nameplate, scaled against its highest year here. They are not adjusted for how many were sold, how old they are, how far they are driven, or how much publicity a fault received — an older or better-selling year will usually carry more reports. This shows where the reporting sits, not which year is better.

  1. 41989
  2. 41990
  3. 101991
  4. 221992
  5. 201993
  6. 201994

A dash means NHTSA holds no complaint record for that exact year, make and model. See all 100 years with specs and fuel economy →

03 · Agency review

3 NHTSA ODI investigations

An investigation means ODI reviewed a possible safety issue for this exact model-year identity. Opening one is not a defect finding; closing one does not by itself clear a vehicle.

PE99065
Closed 2000-03-31 · opened 1999-10-28

FUEL SUPPLY LINE LEAK

NHTSA source ↗

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES · Associated recall campaign 00V068000.

EA98011
Closed 1998-12-23 · opened 1998-05-18

UNDERHOOD FUEL FIRES

NHTSA source ↗

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES · Associated recall campaign 98V332000.

PE98003
Closed 1998-05-18 · opened 1998-01-23

UNDERHOOD FIRES

NHTSA source ↗

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES · No associated recall campaign number was published in this investigation row.

04 · EPA configurations

Fuel economy & specifications

FuelEconomy.gov records are summarized as ranges where this model name has multiple engines, drivetrains or trims.

EPA configurations
5
Combined economy
18–19 mpg/MPGe
City / highway
16–17 / 20–24 mpg/MPGe
Engine displacement
2.8 L
Cylinders
6
Fuel type
Premium
Drive
4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive · Front-Wheel Drive
Vehicle class
Compact Cars · Midsize Cars · Small Station Wagons
Annual fuel-cost estimate
$4200–4450

05 · Evidence strength

Exact identity. Explicit limits.

No opaque score. Evidence strength is expressed through source availability, exact match method, jurisdiction and honest empty states.

exact match

Recall campaigns

3 exact US model-year records in this bounded view.

exact match

Complaints

20 exact US model-year allegations; narratives and VIN fragments are omitted.

exact match

ODI investigations

3 exact US model-year action numbers in the approved import snapshot.

canonical only

Model aliases

Only the exact NHTSA vPIC model name is published; unverified aliases are not merged.

not published

Manufacturer ownership

No rights-reviewed official ownership record is joined to this exact model-year.

PUBLIC EVIDENCE PASSPORT

Identity, freshness and provenance.

The canonical URL is this file’s permanent public identifier. Source IDs and timestamps show exactly what was matched and when; they do not turn the evidence into a verdict.

Permanent public ID
https://modelyearfacts.com/vehicle/1993/audi/100
NHTSA make ID
582
NHTSA model ID
8057
Match key
1993 · AUDI · 100 · US
Live evidence requested
EPA publication catalogue
Complaint matrix snapshot
Imported safety snapshot
nhtsa-investigations · exact match

NHTSA ODI investigations

Action number, component, subject and open/close dates from the approved bulk import; long summaries omitted.

Open official source ↗
US-market boundary

Only NHTSA vPIC, NHTSA ODI complaints and investigations, NHTSA recalls and FuelEconomy.gov contribute to this vehicle claim. CPSC equipment notices are searched separately and never joined to vehicle fitment. UK MOT, Canadian, New Zealand and European records are not merged into this US claim.

06 · Research paths

Diagnose first. Confirm fitment.

These are transparent searches, not diagnoses or endorsed parts. Recall remedies come before purchases; exact part fitment requires VIN, trim, powertrain, production date and OE number.

Offers status: held

Awin US and R2 affiliate inventory are not published until a US programme, merchant and exact-fitment projection are approved. No offer currently has both merchant approval and exact vehicle fitment, so commercial links never count as evidence.