TSB SB-01-15-29 — Audi Service bulletin

SB-01-15-29 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Audi A4, 1995–2002 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL. ALL YEARS.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
8Model years

Vehicles and model years SB-01-15-29 names

VehicleModel years
Audi A4 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Every document filed under SB-01-15-29

Document IDFiledType
SB-01-15-29 July 1, 2015 Service bulletin

What SB-01-15-29 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SB-01-15-29?

SB-01-15-29 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Audi, covering the Audi A4 across the 1995–2002 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL. ALL YEARS.

Which vehicles does SB-01-15-29 cover?

NHTSA's file names Audi A4 (1995–2002). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB SB-01-15-29 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SB-01-15-29 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of SB-01-15-29?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under SB-01-15-29, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under SB-01-15-29. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.