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Audi A3 2012–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A661546 2030471- · NHTSA communication 10120702 · issued Feb 19, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2012–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 66 number 13-30 dated June 4, 2013. Customer may report that the license plate attachment screws do not install properly. License plate mounting bracket threaded inserts stripped.

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.