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Audi A4 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 980174 · NHTSA communication 600821 · issued Feb 6, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Removing and installing the front seat backrest panel. *yc

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.