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Audi A4 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0521 · NHTSA communication 10016506 · issued Oct 13, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

The warranty is extended for subject vehicles to 168,000 km (105,000 miles), regardless of time in service, for engine damage resulting from a broken timing belt. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.