Service bulletin A97165620424502

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10092501
Published by NHTSA	2017-02-22
Manufacturer's number	A97165620424502
Manufacturer's date	2016-07-22
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSULATING THE BRACKET FOR THE STARTER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS WITH FABRIC TAPE TO REDUCE A NOISE.

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

Electrical system, Engine, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
AUDI A6	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
AUDI A7	2011
AUDI A7	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V862000	2018-12-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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