Service bulletin TSB-42-11-09
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10042394 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2011-12-07 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-42-11-09 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2011-10-25 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT |
NHTSA's summary
AUDI: VEHICLES WITH QUATTRO SPORTS REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS AT THE REAR AXLE SHAFT SIDE FLANGE OR INBOARD FLANGE. MODELS S4, S5. *PE
The document
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Components
Suspension, Transmission and driveline, Axle
| AUDI S4 | 2010, 2011 |
|---|---|
| AUDI S5 | 2010, 2011 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| A421524 2026049- | 2017-10-27. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 42 number 13-17 dated March 18, 2013. Oil is leaking in the area of the Quattro sports rear differential (PR-PDU, PDR, or GH2) side flange or axle shaft inboard flange. Insufficient sealant on the protective cap on the inboard constant velocity joint at the rear differential on vehicles with a sports differential. |
| TSB-42-12-11 | 2012-09-06. Service bulletin. AUDI: CONSTANT VELOCITY OF JOINT GREASE AT REAR DIFFERENTIAL, CAUSES AN OIL LEAKAGE IN AREA OF QUATTRO SPORTS REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIDE FLANGE, OR AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SEALANT ON PROTECTIVE CAP. *PE |
| TSB-42-11-08 | 2011-12-07. Service bulletin. AUDI: CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH AXLE SHAFT INBOARD FLANGE OR SPORT DIFFERENTIAL SIDE FLANGE WILL EXPERIENCE AN OIL LEAK IN THOSE AREA. MODELS S4, S5, S5 CABRIOLET. *PE |