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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin Circular34H8rev2 · NHTSA communication 10159801 · issued May 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Over time, affected vehicles may develop gearbox noise due to an insufficient supply of oil within the gearbox. REVISED. This document also applies to the A3 Cabriolet.

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.