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Service bulletin 980215

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id600974
Published by NHTSA1998-06-16
Manufacturer's number980215
Manufacturer's date1998-03-26
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT ON TORQUE SPECIFICATION CHANGE FOR VEHICLES WITH 1.8, 5 VALVE TURBO. *YC

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
AUDI A41996

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

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