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Audi A3 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A011524 2040491- · NHTSA communication 10120743 · issued Jun 9, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

The MIL is on. "Coolant System: Fault Turn Off Engine" and the coolant symbol appears in the information panel. DTC P1B1C00 is stored in the ECM.

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.