Sarah Mirando  |  August 21, 2013

Category: Closed Class Actions

Top Class Actions’s website and social media posts use affiliate links. If you make a purchase using such links, we may receive a commission, but it will not result in any additional charges to you. Please review our Affiliate Link Disclosure for more information.

This settlement is closed!

Please see what other class action settlements you might qualify to claim cash from in our Open Settlements directory!

 

VW/Audi HID Headlight Class Action Settlement

Details on how to file a claim for the Volkswagen/Audi headlight class action settlement that was preliminarily approved in April are now available. If you purchased or leased a 2004-2007 model year Volkswagen Touareg or 2005-2006 Audi A4 originally equipped with factory installed high intensity discharge (“HID”) headlights, you may be able to claim a cash reimbursement for past repairs from the class action settlement. Class Members will also receive an extended warranty. The HID headlight settlement will resolve multiple class action lawsuits filed in 2010 alleging that the vehicles were equipped with faulty HID headlights that would randomly flicker or shut off while the vehicles are being driven. Volkswagen denies these claims and maintains that the HID headlights on these vehicles function properly, but has agreed to extend the warranty coverage on them and to reimburse consumers for past repairs to resolve the litigation.

Here’s how the Volkswagen HID headlight class action lawsuit settlement works:

Warranty Repairs

Volkswagen’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover the repair or replacement of HID headlight bulbs of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 (pre-GP) model year Volkswagen Touareg vehicles, by an authorized Volkswagen dealer if you bring your vehicle to the dealer for repair within 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first) of the date of the first original purchase or lease of the vehicle. The same warranty extension will be provided to cover the repair or replacement of HID headlight ECUs of 2005 and 2006 model year Audi A4 (B7) vehicles, and HID headlight bulbs of 2005 model year Audi A4 (B6) vehicles.

Cash Reimbursement

Class Members can claim a cash reimbursement for money spent prior to August 5, 2013, repairing or replacing an HID headlight bulb. Whether you receive a full reimbursement (both parts and labor) or partial reimbursement will depend on if you paid for the repair or replacement within 5 years or 50,000 miles (whichever occurs first) and prior to August 5, 2013.

Class Members will automatically receive the warranty coverage. However, the only way to receive a cash reimbursement is to submit a valid Claim Form and supporting documentation (such as repair records, receipts and proof of payment) to the Settlement Administrator no later than December 3, 2013.

Your payment will be mailed after the class action settlement becomes final and all appeals, if any, are resolved. A Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled for October 25, 2013.

Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the Volkswagen/Audi HID Headlight Class Action Settlement can be found at www.HIDHeadlightSettlement.com.

The case is Kennedy-Lebar et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Case No. 10-cv-05126, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

 

Top Class Actions LLC

How to File a Claim for the Volkswagen/Audi HID Headlight Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

 

Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator: www.HIDHeadlightSettlement.com

 

Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):

 

Kennedy Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 2865
Faribault MN 55021-8665

 

Claims must be postmarked by: 12/3/13

 

Settlement Administrator:

Rust Consulting

ADDRESS
P.O. Box 2865
Faribault MN 55021-8665

PHONE
1-888-519-6913

 

EMAIL

info@HIDheadlightsettlement.com

 

Class Counsel:

 

INITIATIVE LEGAL GROUP APC

SEEGER WEISS LLP

STRATEGIC LEGAL PRACTICES APC

THE LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT STARR

PATRICK LAW FIRM, P.C.

PREMIER LEGAL CENTER, A.P.C.

BAILEY PERRIN BAILEY

HUGHES ELLZEY, LLP

 

Defense Counsel:

 

HERZFELD & RUBIN, P.C.

 

UPDATE: The Court granted final approval to the class action settlement on Oct. 30, 2013.

 

We tell you about cash you can claim EVERY WEEK! Sign up for our free newsletter.

 

All class action and lawsuit news updates are listed in the Lawsuit News section of Top Class Actions

LEGAL INFORMATION IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
Top Class Actions Legal Statement
©2008 – 2013 Top Class Actions® LLC
Various Trademarks held by their respective owners

2 thoughts onVolkswagen/Audi HID Headlight Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

  1. gloria says:

    I cant seem to keep headlights in my vw theyre expensive and dont let it rain.

  2. Lavon rogers says:

    I have and my light are ver mess up

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. By submitting your comment and contact information, you agree to receive marketing emails from Top Class Actions regarding this and/or similar lawsuits or settlements, and/or to be contacted by an attorney or law firm to discuss the details of your potential case at no charge to you if you qualify. Required fields are marked *

Please note: Top Class Actions is not a settlement administrator or law firm. Top Class Actions is a legal news source that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. Top Class Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the status of any class action settlement claim. You must contact the settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are expected to be mailed out.