Audi TT recall press release

["Hans-Juergen Schneider" <hans@h-js.de>]

Ingolstadt, October 16, 1999

Audi: modifications to TT sports cars
Easier to control close to the stability limits; no charge for
modifications
As announced, AUDI AG today revealed the technical features that are
to be modified with a view to altering the road behaviour of its
successful Audi TT sports car. The Ingolstadt-based company is thus
responding to recent criticism of the car's handling in certain
situations at high speed close to the limits of stability.
The scheduled measures affect both the car's suspension and its
aerodynamic performance. Modified stabilizers are to be fitted to the
front suspension of front-wheel-drive models, and quattro versions
will have these stabilizers fitted at both front and rear. A
correspondingly modified wishbone will be fitted at the front,
together with firmer damper settings at the front and rear.
In addition to these suspension modifications, the TT will receive a
rear spoiler.
With the modified suspension settings and the rear spoiler, the TT
will retain its satisfying agility, while the limits of stability will
be spread over a broader range, with the result that drivers will find
the car easier to keep under control.
As of the beginning of December the modifications will start going
into series production. Meanwhile, Audi will be requesting all TT
owners to bring their car into a workshop to have the modified and
additional components fitted free of charge. For production and
logistical reasons, the after-sales measures will be implemented in
two phases: the suspension modifications will be carried out first,
followed by the retrofitting of the spoiler. Once the necessary parts
are available, Audi dealers will be able to perform the modifications
for customers at short notice.

- Hans-Juergen Schneider
'93 S2 Avant 
'89 CQ 20V