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Service bulletin ATU 8/2016

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 id10106613
Published by NHTSA2017-06-15
Manufacturer's numberATU 8/2016
Manufacturer's date2016-08-26
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

RUNNING GEAR: AUDI MAGNETIC RIDE - KNOCKING NOISES FROM REAR SHOCKS ON S3 (8V) AND TTS (FV)

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

Brakes, Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Suspension, Shocks and struts

Vehicles listed
AUDI A32014
AUDI A3 CABRIOLET2015 to 2017
AUDI A4 ALLROAD2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
AUDI A4 AVANT2012
AUDI A62015, 2016
AUDI A72015, 2016, 2017
AUDI A82012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AUDI ALLROAD2010 to 2018
AUDI Q72017
AUDI R8 SPYDER2017
AUDI RS 72015, 2016, 2017
AUDI S32017
AUDI TT ROADSTER2015 to 2017
AUDI TTS2014

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

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A401881 2044060-2018-10-15. Service bulletin. This technical service bulletin asks the reader to check for improperly installed or deformed front shock bellows and to replace if necessary.