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Service bulletin 0526

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10018221
Published by NHTSA2005-12-19
Manufacturer's number0526
Manufacturer's date2005-11-16
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
AUDI A42002, 2003, 2004
AUDI A62001, 2002, 2003, 2004
AUDI ALLROAD2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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