Audi A3 2006–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DC-516 · NHTSA communication 10047899 · issued Oct 10, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2006–2009
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Audi: on certain vehicles, a potential for counterfeit airbags were replaced, or installed, at independent repair shops and have not been certified by dealerships or audi. Models 2006-2009 a3, a4, a6, a8, q5, q7. *pe
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.