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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 id10145671
Published by NHTSA2018-10-15
Manufacturer's numberBulletin - Updat
Manufacturer's date2018-07-17
NHTSA componentSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

On Audi A6 and A7 vehicles manufactured within a specific period, the bolted connection for the tie rod (rear right) may not have been tightened correctly. This was due to a fault with the production?s screwing system.

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

Steering, Tie rods and steering linkage

Vehicles listed
AUDI A62016
AUDI A72016
AUDI RS 72016
AUDI S62016
AUDI S72016

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Dealer Letter -2018-10-15. Service bulletin. On certain vehicles manufactured within a specific period, the bolted connection for the tie rod (righ rear) may not have been tightened correctly.