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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A461491 2034181- · NHTSA communication 10122549 · issued Jul 22, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2012–2015
model years
59
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 46 number 14-76 dated March 25, 2014. The customer may report hearing brake noise from front or rear brakes. The customer may describe these noises as a squeal, squeak, grinding, groaning, thumping, or creaking.

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.