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Audi A3 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-94-09-20 · NHTSA communication 10032191 · issued Aug 4, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2005–2009
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi: there are two separate conditions that both occur in vehicles with bi-xenon, with or without adaptive lighting (afs). One xenon light on either side sporadically flickers or flashes and goes out. One xenon light on one side fails permanently. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.