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Audi A6 2013–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A171779 2040644- · NHTSA communication 10119365 · issued Jan 19, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2013–2016
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides repair instructions on diagnosing and replacing a leak in the crankcase breather module.

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.