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Service bulletin A011885 2046611-

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10149108
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's numberA011885 2046611-
Manufacturer's date2018-09-07
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides repair information for when DTC P209600 and DTC P209800 appear and the reference duct is contaminated.

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Catalytic converter

Trouble codes named

P2096, P2098

Vehicles listed
AUDI A82013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI RS 72014, 2015, 2016
AUDI RS62013 to 2016
AUDI S62013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI S72013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AUDI S82013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

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