Audi A3 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A661549 2030471- · NHTSA communication 10120679 · issued Mar 24, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2012–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 66 number 15-46 dated February 19, 2015. Customer may report that the license plate attachment screws do not install properly. The license plate brackets are designed to be used with the appropriate-length screw installed by hand with a screwdriver. Damaged warranty parts have been returned to Audi of America with evidence of excessive torque used when installing the screw and/or excessive screw length.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2014 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2015 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2016 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2017 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2015 Audi A5
- 2016 Audi A5
- 2017 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2017 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2016 Audi A7
- 2017 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2014 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi A8
- 2016 Audi A8
- 2017 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi Q3
- 2013 Audi Q3
- 2014 Audi Q3
- 2015 Audi Q3
- 2016 Audi Q3
- 2017 Audi Q3
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2015 Audi Q5
- 2016 Audi Q5
- 2017 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2015 Audi Q7
- 2016 Audi Q7
- 2017 Audi Q7
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.