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Service bulletin Dealer Letter -

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 id10145677
Published by NHTSA2018-10-15
Manufacturer's numberDealer Letter -
Manufacturer's date2018-07-16
NHTSA componentSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

On certain vehicles manufactured within a specific period, the bolted connection for the tie rod (righ rear) may not have been tightened correctly.

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
Bulletin - Updat2018-10-15. Service bulletin. 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.