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Audi - The camshaft adjuster belt pulley may break or the housing bolts may come loose

Official notice

9 Aug 2019

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Audi - The camshaft adjuster belt pulley may break or the housing bolts may come loose. The camshaft adjuster belt pulley may break or the housing bolts may come loose Published 2019-08-09.

What to do now

The camshaft adjuster must be replaced on the affected vehicles

Units affected

133

Recall number

R-2019-263

Official notice

2019-08-09

The hazard

The camshaft adjuster belt pulley may break or the housing bolts may come loose

How to check if you're affected

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Models

A3

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Affected products

Product 1

AUDI A3

Units affected

133

Hazard

The camshaft adjuster belt pulley may break or the housing bolts may come loose

Where it was sold

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Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Audi

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Audi. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2019-263

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-263

Campaign number

15H3

Units affected

133

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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