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Audi A3 2005–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 88-2018 · NHTSA communication 10144675 · issued Jun 13, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

The part number listed in the document are to be returned and only the superseded part numbers ordered.

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.