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Audi S3 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A42163220426454 · NHTSA communication 10093655 · issued Apr 22, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin instructs the reader to replace the rear shock assemblies and rear shock mounts if they are causing noise.

Vehicles covered

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.