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Service bulletin TSB-97-09-02

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032416
Published by NHTSA2010-03-17
Manufacturer's numberTSB-97-09-02
Manufacturer's date2009-07-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: SERVICING GROUND WIRE. WATER MAY ENTER THE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA-PROCEDURE IS VALID ONLY FOR VEHICLES THAT SHOW THE 97Q5 CODE IN THE ELSAWEB CAMPAIGN/ACTION INFORMATION SCREEN ON THE DAY OF REPAIR; VEHICLE MUST BE WITHIN THE LIMITED NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY; PROCEDURE MUST BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME; PROCEDURE MUST BE PERFORMED ON APPLICABLE VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY PRIOR TO SALE. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
AUDI S52009

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

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TSB-97-09-032010-03-24. Service bulletin. AUDI: SERVICING GROUND WIRE. WATER MAY ENTER THE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLES MANUFACTUREED WITHIN A SPECIFIC PERIOD IT IS POSSIBLE THAT, DUE TO THE ROUTING OF ONE OF THE GROUND WIRES, WATER CAN ENTER THE SHEATHING (CORRUGATED TUBE) OF THE GROUND WIRE AND THEN GET INTO THE WIRING HARNESS. *PE