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Audi A4 2008–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin 28 13 22 2028419 · NHTSA communication 10210623 · issued Nov 15, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2008–2010
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Before a replacement electronic steering column lock control unit, J764, is installed, the software of the access start authorization control unit, J393, must be updated due to a diagnostic software error that prevents the DTC from being cleared.

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.