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Audi A3 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin A011515 2018260- · NHTSA communication 10119941 · issued Mar 10, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2005–2009
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14-96 dated September 26, 2014. The MIL is on. A number of DTC entries with regard to the throttle valve are stored in the engine control module (ECM). In most cases, the entries are sporadic. Contact resistance in the ECM wiring throttle valve.

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.