{"nhtsa_id":10054859,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2014-03-06","date":"2013-12-09","document_id":"TSB-44-13-46","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"AUDI: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, USE CALIBRATED TORQUE WRENCH AND NOT TORQUE STICKS, TORQUE EXTENSION BARS AND IMPACT GUNS/WRENCHES NOT APPROVED FOR USAGE ON WHEEL BOLTS BY MANUFACTURER, THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL, HUB. MODEL 1995-2014 ALL. *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10054859","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"100","year_from":1995,"year_to":1998,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"100","year_from":2001,"year_to":2001,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"80","year_from":1995,"year_to":1995,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"90","year_from":1995,"year_to":1995,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_audi_90"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"90","year_from":1996,"year_to":2000,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A3","year_from":1997,"year_to":2005,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A3","year_from":2006,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_audi_a3","2007_audi_a3","2008_audi_a3","2009_audi_a3","2010_audi_a3","2011_audi_a3","2012_audi_a3","2013_audi_a3"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4","year_from":1995,"year_to":1995,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4","year_from":1996,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1996_audi_a4","1997_audi_a4","1998_audi_a4","1999_audi_a4","2000_audi_a4","2001_audi_a4","2002_audi_a4","2003_audi_a4","2004_audi_a4","2005_audi_a4","2006_audi_a4","2007_audi_a4","2008_audi_a4","2009_audi_a4","2010_audi_a4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4 ALLROAD","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_a4-allroad","2014_audi_a4-allroad"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4 AVANT","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_a5","2009_audi_a5","2010_audi_a5","2011_audi_a5","2012_audi_a5","2013_audi_a5","2014_audi_a5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5 CABRIOLET","year_from":2010,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A6","year_from":1995,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_audi_a6","1996_audi_a6","1997_audi_a6","1998_audi_a6","1999_audi_a6","2000_audi_a6","2001_audi_a6","2002_audi_a6","2003_audi_a6","2004_audi_a6","2005_audi_a6","2006_audi_a6","2007_audi_a6","2008_audi_a6","2009_audi_a6","2010_audi_a6","2011_audi_a6","2012_audi_a6","2013_audi_a6","2014_audi_a6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2009,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_audi_a7","2013_audi_a7","2014_audi_a7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":1997,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1997_audi_a8","1998_audi_a8","1999_audi_a8","2000_audi_a8","2001_audi_a8","2002_audi_a8","2003_audi_a8","2004_audi_a8","2005_audi_a8","2006_audi_a8","2007_audi_a8","2008_audi_a8","2009_audi_a8","2010_audi_a8","2011_audi_a8","2012_audi_a8","2013_audi_a8","2014_audi_a8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"ALLROAD","year_from":1998,"year_to":2000,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"ALLROAD","year_from":2001,"year_to":2005,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2001_audi_allroad","2002_audi_allroad","2003_audi_allroad","2004_audi_allroad","2005_audi_allroad"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"ALLROAD","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"B8","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"C6","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"C7","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"D3","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"D4","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5","year_from":2009,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_audi_q5","2010_audi_q5","2011_audi_q5","2012_audi_q5","2013_audi_q5","2014_audi_q5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5 HYBRID","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q7","year_from":2006,"year_to":2006,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q7","year_from":2007,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_audi_q7","2008_audi_q7","2009_audi_q7","2010_audi_q7","2011_audi_q7","2012_audi_q7","2013_audi_q7","2014_audi_q7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8","year_from":2008,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_r8","2009_audi_r8","2010_audi_r8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 GT SPYDER","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 SPYDER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 SPYDER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 4","year_from":2007,"year_to":2008,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_audi_rs-4","2008_audi_rs-4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 5","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_rs-5","2014_audi_rs-5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 7","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_audi_rs-7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS4","year_from":2009,"year_to":2009,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS6","year_from":2003,"year_to":2004,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_audi_rs-6","2004_audi_rs-6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS6","year_from":2005,"year_to":2008,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S3","year_from":2000,"year_to":2001,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S4","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S4","year_from":2000,"year_to":2002,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_audi_s4","2001_audi_s4","2002_audi_s4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S4","year_from":2003,"year_to":2003,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S4","year_from":2004,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2004_audi_s4","2005_audi_s4","2006_audi_s4","2007_audi_s4","2008_audi_s4","2009_audi_s4","2010_audi_s4","2011_audi_s4","2012_audi_s4","2013_audi_s4","2014_audi_s4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S5","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_s5","2009_audi_s5","2010_audi_s5","2011_audi_s5","2012_audi_s5","2013_audi_s5","2014_audi_s5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":1995,"year_to":1997,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_audi_s6","1996_audi_s6","1997_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":1998,"year_to":2001,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2002,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2002_audi_s6","2003_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2004,"year_to":2004,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2007,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_audi_s6","2008_audi_s6","2009_audi_s6","2010_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s6","2014_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S7","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s7","2014_audi_s7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S8","year_from":2001,"year_to":2001,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2001_audi_s8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S8","year_from":2007,"year_to":2009,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_audi_s8","2008_audi_s8","2009_audi_s8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s8","2014_audi_s8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TT","year_from":1999,"year_to":1999,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TT","year_from":2000,"year_to":2006,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_audi_tt","2001_audi_tt","2002_audi_tt","2003_audi_tt","2004_audi_tt","2005_audi_tt","2006_audi_tt"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TT","year_from":2007,"year_to":2007,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TT","year_from":2008,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_tt","2009_audi_tt","2010_audi_tt"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TT ROADSTER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"TTS","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_audi_tts"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}