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Audi A4 2005–2007technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-38-11-06 · NHTSA communication 10038773 · issued Apr 18, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2007
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: there is no drive or a delayed drive when selecting reverse or drive. There is a possible trouble code stored. There are some damaged transmission seals from production that may be leaking. *rm

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.