Audi 100 1998–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 131020182884 · NHTSA communication 10216638 · issued Sep 5, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
1998–2007
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
If the vehicle?s engine experienced a serious mechanical problem, it is possible that small pieces of metal debris resulting from the mechanical problem may have become deposited in the intake manifold, air intake hoses, exhaust manifolds, exhaust down-pipes, turbocharger, supercharger, and/or intercooler. If these pieces are not removed prior to the installation and operation of the replacement engine, the pieces may be drawn into the combustion chamber, which can cause a knocking noise and subsequent serious engine damage.
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Audi 100
- 2001 Audi 100
- 1998 Audi 90
- 1999 Audi 90
- 2000 Audi 90
- 1998 Audi A3
- 1999 Audi A3
- 2000 Audi A3
- 2001 Audi A3
- 2002 Audi A3
- 2003 Audi A3
- 2004 Audi A3
- 2005 Audi A3
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 1998 Audi A4
- 1999 Audi A4
- 2000 Audi A4
- 2001 Audi A4
- 2002 Audi A4
- 2003 Audi A4
- 2004 Audi A4
- 2005 Audi A4
- 2006 Audi A4
- 2007 Audi A4
- 2006 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 1998 Audi A6
- 1999 Audi A6
- 2000 Audi A6
- 2001 Audi A6
- 2002 Audi A6
- 2003 Audi A6
- 2004 Audi A6
- 2005 Audi A6
- 2006 Audi A6
- 2007 Audi A6
- 2007 Audi A7
- 1998 Audi A8
- 1999 Audi A8
- 2000 Audi A8
- 2001 Audi A8
- 2002 Audi A8
- 2003 Audi A8
- 2004 Audi A8
- 2005 Audi A8
- 2006 Audi A8
- 2007 Audi A8
- 1998 Audi Allroad
- 1999 Audi Allroad
- 2000 Audi Allroad
- 2001 Audi Allroad
- 2002 Audi Allroad
- 2003 Audi Allroad
- 2004 Audi Allroad
- 2005 Audi Allroad
- 2006 Audi Q7
- 2007 Audi Q7
- 2006 Audi R8
- 2007 Audi R8
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.