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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin Tire Chain Info1 · NHTSA communication 10119796 · issued Dec 2, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2015
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

3.0T R18 Wheel: Changed to "No chains available" 3.0T R18 245/40 R18 93Y High Performance Tire: Changed Chains from 8T0091375 to "No" 3.0T R18 245/40 R18 97Y High Performance Tire: Changed Chains from 8T0091375 to "No". 3.0T R18 245/40 R18 97V Winter Wheel and Tire: Changed Chains from "No" to 8T0091375. 4.2L R19 235/40 R19 96V Winter Wheel and Tire: Changed to "No chains available". 2.0T R17 Tire: REMOVED 2.0T R18 215/60R17 Winter Wheel and Tire: Changed to "235/50 R18 97H All Season" and Chains to "No" 2.0T 255/45 R20 101W High Performance: Changed to "255/40 R19 100H All Season" and Chains

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.