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Audi A3 2005–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin Bulletin 69N1 69 · NHTSA communication 10128354 · issued May 5, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2014
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

69N1, 69N2 - Campaign Parts Bulletin - Today, May 5th is the final standard weekly allocation of Takata airbag inflators. After this date, Takata allocations will be based on the previous week?s paid claim volume. It is CRITICAL that claims are submitted in a timely fashion in order to receive an appropriate volume of additional parts to support demand.

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.