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Audi A5 Cabriolet 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Campaign Parts B · NHTSA communication 10133275 · issued Dec 21, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2009–2013
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

We are approaching the changeover period where certain, current (interim remedy) airbag inflators (listed below) will be replaced by final remedy parts. Over the coming weeks, you will see a decrease in the supply and allocations of these interim remedy inflators. Dealers scheduling repairs under this recall should take this into consideration and only schedule customer appointments according to available internal (interim remedy) parts inventory. Future communications will follow with additional details and actions your dealership will need to take as we move towards launching final remedy re

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.