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Audi A3 Cabriolet 2010–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A701548 2038029- · NHTSA communication 10123721 · issued Oct 14, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2010–2017
model years
43
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 70 number 15-47 dated September 21, 2015. Various squeaks and/or rattles are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof. These noises can be created by the points of contact between the sunroof cover trim frame and the clips that retain it to the headliner.

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.