Audi 100 1995–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-44-13-46 · NHTSA communication 10054859 · issued Dec 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
1995–2014
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Audi: on certain vehicles, use calibrated torque wrench and not torque sticks, torque extension bars and impact guns/wrenches not approved for usage on wheel bolts by manufacturer, that can cause damage to brake, steering wheel, hub. Model 1995-2014 all. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1995 Audi 100
- 1996 Audi 100
- 1997 Audi 100
- 1998 Audi 100
- 2001 Audi 100
- 1995 Audi 80
- 1995 Audi 90
- 1996 Audi 90
- 1997 Audi 90
- 1998 Audi 90
- 1999 Audi 90
- 2000 Audi 90
- 1997 Audi A3
- 1998 Audi A3
- 1999 Audi A3
- 2000 Audi A3
- 2001 Audi A3
- 2002 Audi A3
- 2003 Audi A3
- 2004 Audi A3
- 2005 Audi A3
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 1995 Audi A4
- 1996 Audi A4
- 1997 Audi A4
- 1998 Audi A4
- 1999 Audi A4
- 2000 Audi A4
- 2001 Audi A4
- 2002 Audi A4
- 2003 Audi A4
- 2004 Audi A4
- 2005 Audi A4
- 2006 Audi A4
- 2007 Audi A4
- 2008 Audi A4
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2014 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2008 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
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.