Audi A3 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A191666 2043142- · NHTSA communication 10118303 · issued Jan 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
The MIL is sporadically on. One or more of the following DTCs is stored in the engine control module (ECM, J623 (address word 01). They are DTC P261A00 (Coolant Pump ?B? Control Circuit/Open), DTC P261B00 (Coolant Pump ?B? Control Circuit Range/Performance), and DTC P261C00 (Coolant Pump ?B? Control Circuit Low). The continued coolant circulation pump sporadically fails.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A3 Etron
- 2013 Audi A3 Etron
- 2014 Audi A3 Etron
- 2015 Audi A3 Etron
- 2016 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2014 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2015 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2016 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2015 Audi A5
- 2016 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2016 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2014 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi A8
- 2016 Audi A8
- 2016 Audi All
- 2012 Audi Allroad
- 2013 Audi Allroad
- 2014 Audi Allroad
- 2015 Audi Allroad
- 2016 Audi Allroad
- 2012 Audi Audi
- 2012 Audi B8
- 2013 Audi B8
- 2012 Audi C6
- 2013 Audi C6
- 2012 Audi C7
- 2013 Audi C7
- 2012 Audi D3
- 2013 Audi D3
- 2012 Audi D4
- 2013 Audi D4
- 2012 Audi Q3
- 2013 Audi Q3
- 2014 Audi Q3
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.