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Audi A6 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin Dealer Letter - · NHTSA communication 10145677 · issued Jul 16, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2016
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain vehicles manufactured within a specific period, the bolted connection for the tie rod (righ rear) may not have been tightened correctly.

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.