44 Wheel alignment
44 21 82 2056386/5 May 6, 2021. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 44 number 21-80 dated February
10, 2021 for reasons listed below.
Model(s)

Year

VIN Range

Vehicle-Specific Equipment

All

2012 - 2022

All

Not Applicable

Condition
REVISION HISTORY
Revision

Date

Purpose

5

-

Revised Warranty (Updated Claim Type)

4

02/10/2021

Revised header (Added model year)

3

02/12/2020

Revised header (Added model years)
Revised Technical Background (Updated application)
Revised Service (Updated Step 4 and 5)

Customer states:
 The vehicle pulls to one side.
And/or
 The steering wheel is crooked.

Technical Background
This bulletin applies to axle alignment only.

Production Solution
Not applicable.

Service
1. Test drive the vehicle to reproduce the concern.

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2. Review Elsa at Repair Manual, Chassis >> Suspension, Wheels, Steering >> 44 Wheels, Tires, Wheel
Alignment.
3. Make sure that the software of the wheel alignment equipment is up-to-date.
4. Upload the alignment protocol before and after the repair to DOC-IT (only for vehicles at PDI and/or below
1000 miles).
Note:
Do not upload pictures of the alignment computer screen to DOC-IT, only upload the complete alignment
protocol as a pdf file.
5. If the concern was “steering wheel
crooked”, upload a picture of the steering
wheel with VAS 6458 installed (Figure 1).
 Deviations at the steering wheel position
by +/- 2 degrees are the result of
permissible tolerances of the track
adjustment and therefore acceptable.

Note:
Please refer to ELSA for additional tools
and/or other procedures necessary for the
repair.

Figure 1. VAS 6458 installed with steering wheel off-center.

Warranty
Claim Type:

 910 before delivery.
 110 up to 12 months/12,000 Miles.
 If the vehicle is outside any warranty, this Technical Service Bulletin is informational
only.

Service Number:

4485

Damage Code:

0010

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Labor Operations:

Use applicable SRT’s for wheel alignment and See SRT
predecessors if necessary

See SRT with
associated
operations

Diagnostic Time:

GFF

0150 0000

Time stated on
the diagnostic
protocol

Road test prior to the service procedure

0121 0002

10 TU

Road test after the service procedure

0121 0004

10 TU

Claim Comment:

As per TSB #2056386/5

All warranty claims submitted for payment must be in accordance with the Audi Warranty Policies and Procedures
Manual. Claims are subject to review or audit by Audi Warranty.

Required Parts and Tools
Tool Number

Tool Description

VAS 6458

Steering wheel scale

VAS 61XX

Vehicle Diagnostic Tester

Additional Information
More information on this system can be found in the following resources:
 Elsa: Chassis >> Suspension, Wheels, Steering >> 44 Wheels, Tires, Wheel Alignment.
All part and service references provided in this TSB (2056386) are subject to change and/or removal. Always
check with your Parts Department and/or ETKA for the latest information and parts bulletins. Please check the
Repair Manual for fasteners, bolts, nuts, and screws that require replacement during the repair.
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at any time without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, nor may
these materials be modified or reposted to other sites, without the prior expressed written permission of the
publisher.

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