Audi A3 Cabriolet 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin A461599 2034181- · NHTSA communication 10119861 · issued Jan 15, 2015

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

component

2012–2016

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

The customer may report hearing brake noise from front or rear brakes. The customer may describe these noises as a squeal, squeak, grinding, groaning, thumping, or creaking. Brake noise can be attributed to many causes. Brake discs or brake pads are close to or below their wear limit. Aftermarket pads or discs have been installed. There is debris (such as small stones, grit, road salt, or sand) between brake disc and brake pad. Discs are covered with rust. Rust can form when the vehicle has not been driven for a long period of time.

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.