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Audi A4 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 980698 · NHTSA communication 601884 · issued Jun 15, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject on airbag system on board diagnostic (obd) for vehicles with rear seat belt tensioners. *yc

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.