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Service bulletin TSB-37-13-09

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10053883
Published by NHTSA2013-12-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB-37-13-09
Manufacturer's date2013-07-19
NHTSA componentSTEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE CLUTCHES, AFTER HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER, COMPLETE GEARBOX REPLACEMENT OR MECHATRONICS, MUST ADAPT TO NEW COMPONENTS WITH GRADUAL MOVING OF CLUTCH LININGS IN MOST DIVERSE LOAD CONDITIONS. MODELS 2004-14, A3, TT, Q7, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, S4, S5, S6, S7, RS5. *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

Steering, Steering gear

Vehicles listed
AUDI A32004 to 2005
AUDI A32006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
AUDI A42006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
AUDI A4 ALLROAD2013, 2014
AUDI A4 AVANT2011 to 2012
AUDI A52008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AUDI A62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AUDI A72009 to 2011
AUDI A72012, 2013, 2014
AUDI A82006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AUDI Q52009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AUDI Q72007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
AUDI S42010, 2011, 2012, 2013
AUDI S52010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AUDI S62010
AUDI S62013, 2014
AUDI S72013, 2014
AUDI TT2004, 2005, 2006
AUDI TT2007
AUDI TT2008, 2009, 2010
AUDI TT ROADSTER2011 to 2013

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

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