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Audi A3 2006–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A401441 2018194- · NHTSA communication 10122540 · issued Jul 2, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2006–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 40 number 13-34 dated September 23, 2013. Oil appears on one or several shock absorbers.

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.