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Service bulletin TSB-01-13-16

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 id10053884
Published by NHTSA2013-12-02
Manufacturer's numberTSB-01-13-16
Manufacturer's date2013-07-19
NHTSA componentENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: DUE TO DEFECTIVE VACUUM ACTUATORS, SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE HIGH RPMS WITH A POWER REDUCTION, INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL STUCK CLOSED (BANK 1 AND BANK 2) POWER AND VACUUM ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. MODEL 2013 A6, A7, S4, S5 (CAB), Q7, Q5. *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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler

Vehicles listed
AUDI A62013
AUDI A72013
AUDI Q52013
AUDI Q72013
AUDI S42013
AUDI S52013

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

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