Consumer Information; Reporting Safety Defects; Outside The U.s.a. Or Canada - Audi allroad 2001 Owner's Manual

Reporting safety defects

(Applicable to U.S. only)
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause in­
jury or death, you should immediately in­
form the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to noti­
fying Audi of America, Inc.
NHTSA receives similar complaints,
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may open an investigation, and if it finds
that a safety defects exists in a group of ve­
hicles, it may order a recall and remedy cam­
paign. However, NHTSA cannot become in­
volved in individual problems between you,
your dealer, or Audi of America, Inc.
To contact N HTSA. you may either call the
Auto Safety Hotline toll-free at:
1 -800-424-9393
(or 366-0123 in Washington, D.C. area)
or write to:
NHTSA, U.S. DepartmentofTransportation,
washington, D.C. 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
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Outside the U.S.A. or Canada

Operating your vehicle outside
the U.S.A. or Canada
Government regulations in the United
States and Canada require that automobiles
meet specific emission regulations and
safety standards. Therefore, vehicles built
for·the U.S.A. and Canada differ from ve­
hicles sold in other countries.
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If you plan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or
Canada, there is the possibility that
unleaded fuels for vehicles with catalytic
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converter may not be available;
fuel may have a considerably lower oc­
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tane rating. Improper fuel may cause engine
damage;
service may be inadequate due to lack of
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proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
replacement parts may not be readily
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available.
Audi cannot be responsible for me­
chanical damage that could result
from inadequate fuel, service or
parts availability.