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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN WAUFFAFL1FN005491 · Checked Oct 5, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 2

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WAUFFAFL1FN•••••• 2015 Audi A4 ALLROAD

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17builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Steering 1 Air Bags 1

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Air Bags crash Oct 2018
My car was involved in an accident on october 11, 2018 in baltimore city. Another car made an illegal left turn in front of me when I had the green light and my car hit the passenger side of the other car. I was going at least 30 miles/hr and had no opportunity to brake or…
Steering Mar 2018
Steering is locking up/becomes hard to turn while driving. This almost cause me to crash as I could not turn easily in an intersection. I recently had the car serviced (in the last month) regarding a heater recall. About 3 weeks later this problem started to occur out of the…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WAUFFAFL1FN005491 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.