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Audi A8 2003–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin A741309 2018004- · NHTSA communication 10121359 · issued Sep 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2003–2004
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 74 number 08-06 dated December 5, 2008. Rear center armrest lid does not latch. Unfavorable tolerance between the release and the armrest.

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.