Audi A6 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Bulletin - Updat · NHTSA communication 10145671 · issued Jul 17, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
On Audi A6 and A7 vehicles manufactured within a specific period, the bolted connection for the tie rod (rear right) may not have been tightened correctly. This was due to a fault with the production?s screwing system.
Vehicles covered
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.