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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 50D2 - Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10127926 · issued Aug 29, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On Audi A3 vehicles manufactured within a specific period, a sealing seam was positioned incorrectly during production. This may result in corrosion damage on the right suspension turret.

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.