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Audi A4 Allroad 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin A371433 2029305- · NHTSA communication 10122533 · issued Jul 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 37 number 13-96 dated March 4, 2013. Customer may report harsh downshifts while braking or harsh 1-2 upshift under acceleration. Further transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address word 02), software calibration to improve shift concerns.

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.