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Service bulletin A461505 2038056-

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10120699
Published by NHTSA2017-10-25
Manufacturer's numberA461505 2038056-
Manufacturer's date2015-02-19
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES

NHTSA's summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 46 number 14-94 dated August 11, 2014. The brake pad wear indicator comes on, but brake pad thickness is above the wear limit.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Brakes, Brake pads

Vehicles listed
AUDI A42010
AUDI A4 ALLROAD2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI A4 AVANT2011 to 2012
AUDI A52010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET2010 to 2016
AUDI A62012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI A72012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI A82011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI Q52010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

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