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Audi A3 2006–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A401770 2018194- · NHTSA communication 10127860 · issued Jul 12, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2006–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This informational bulletin contains knowledge on why oil may appear on one or several of the shock absorbers.

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.