{"nhtsa_id":10197973,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-07-02","date":"2021-06-14","document_id":"Dealer 72M1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS:BARRIERS; STRUCTURE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Due to a manufacturing discrepancy, it may only be possible to lock the seat backrest back in place (when restoring it to an upright position) by exerting more force than usual. If the backrest is not locked in place properly, this can be seen by a red indicator on the backrest latch.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10197973-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10197973-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10197973","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"latches-locks","name":"Latches and locks","parent":null},{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A6 ALLROAD","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_audi_a6-allroad"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"E-TRON","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_audi_e-tron"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 6 AVANT","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_audi_rs-6-avant"]}],"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":[]}