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Service bulletin TSB-44-08-14

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 id10027923
Published by NHTSA2009-02-21
Manufacturer's numberTSB-44-08-14
Manufacturer's date2008-11-19
NHTSA componentWHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: WHEEL BOLTS REQUIRE TORQUE ADJUSTMENT. TORQUE STICKS AND TORQUE EXTENSION BARS ARE NOT APPROVED BY AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO APPLY TORQUE TO WHEEL BOLTS. ALL AUDI MODELS INCLUDED. *PE

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

Wheels, Wheel nuts and studs

Vehicles listed
AUDI 1001995 to 1998
AUDI 1002001
AUDI 801995
AUDI 901995
AUDI 901996 to 2000
AUDI A31997 to 2005
AUDI A32006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AUDI A41995
AUDI A41996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AUDI A52008, 2009
AUDI A61995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AUDI A72009
AUDI A81995 to 1996
AUDI A81997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
AUDI ALLROAD1998 to 2000
AUDI ALLROAD2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
AUDI AUDI1995 to 2003
AUDI CABRIOLET1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
AUDI CABRIOLET1999 to 2003
AUDI MPV2001
AUDI Q72006
AUDI Q72007, 2008, 2009
AUDI QUATTRO1995 to 2003
AUDI R82008, 2009
AUDI RS 42007, 2008
AUDI RS42009
AUDI RS62003
AUDI S32000 to 2001
AUDI S41995 to 1996
AUDI S42000, 2001, 2002
AUDI S42003
AUDI S42004, 2005, 2006, 2007
AUDI S52008
AUDI S61995, 1996, 1997
AUDI S61998 to 2001
AUDI S62002, 2003
AUDI S62004
AUDI S62007, 2008
AUDI S82001
AUDI S82007, 2008, 2009
AUDI TT1999
AUDI TT2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
AUDI TT2007
AUDI TT2008, 2009

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Campaign Circula2017-11-17. Service bulletin. The owner's manual installed into affected vehicles during production contains incorrect wheel bolt tightening torque values. However, all dealer service documentation was correctly published. Any wheel service performed at an authorized Audi dealer would have been performed to the correct tightening torque specifications.
A441346 2010334-2017-10-31. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 12-32 dated August 2, 2012. Wheel bolt requires torque adjustment. Torque sticks, torque extension bars, and impact guns/wrenches are not approved by Audi of America, Inc., and should not be used to apply torque to wheel bolts. Always use a calibrated torque wrench to attain the correct wheel bolt torque and follow the proper wheel tightening procedure as outlined in Elsa. Proper use of a calibrated torque wrench ensures that all wheel bolts are tightened equally and reduces the chances of repeat repairs. Using methods other than a calibrated torque wrench to attain correct wheel bolt torque may lead to problems.