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Audi Q7 2007–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-70-10-21 · NHTSA communication 10036570 · issued Dec 6, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2007–2011
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi: headlight switch is loose or falls into dashboard. The holder for the headlight switch is broken, so the headlight switch assembly is loose or falls into the dashboard. When stepping into the vehicle, the driver can hit the headlight switch with his/her leg or knee. As a result, the rivets holding the headlight switch holder in the dashboard breaks. *pe

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.