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Audi A4 2000–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15D4/JZ · NHTSA communication 10026742 · issued Aug 5, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2003
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Internal engine damage resulting from a broken timing belt. If timing belt of vehicle were to break, the engine will not run and may sustain serious internal damage. Csc letter was received. *pe

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.