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Audi A6 2006–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin A741310 2018257- · NHTSA communication 10121360 · issued Sep 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2006–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 74 number 09-01 dated September 21, 2009. The head restraint feed-through hole is visible on the seat backrest cover.Depending on how the customer enters the vehicle, the leather backrest cover may be pulled forward, exposing the feed-through hole for the head restraint. This condition only affects vehicles with S-line sport seats.

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.