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Audi A3 2010–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SAC-20U3 · NHTSA communication 10052372 · issued May 29, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2012
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Audi: see document search button for owner letter. Some vehicles, with diesel engine, are being misfueled with regular gasoline instead of diesel, causing a fuel system contamination. Models 2010-2012 a3. *pe updated 8/27/13. *pe updated 3/5/14. *pe updated 10/13/15. *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.