Odd. The recall of June 1st refers to gas bubbles in the brake system (as a whole) due to insufficient chrome plating of the piston in the caliper assembly. But that earier recall notice has yet to be assigned a NHTSB recall numbe; moreover, under the Remedy line, it states “Yet to be determined.”

Yet, the more recent June 19 recall notice refers to the same gas bubble/lack of adequare piston chrome coating but it has a recall number and it has a stated remedy (“Bleed the rear brake system”).

Strange that the earlier notice leaves the remedy as not determined, while the more recent recall notice provides the remedy.

Does this indicate that the more recent recall is supplemetal to the earlier recall? If so, what does one make of the “yet to be determined” status of that first notice, knowing both refer to this chrome plating deficiency with the piston.

If A4w’s service guy is giving him the straight scoop, and his vehicle is released this week, posting this news would be a welcomed sign (that this is not a scenario where the bubble issue is believed to be a piston coating issue, but Audi is not ready to sign off a piston replacement as resolving that bubble issue).

Like A4w and the rest of us in limbo, we’d like to get off this slow boat to China.