Audi A3 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A231535 2036668- · NHTSA communication 10120811 · issued Jun 30, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2013–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14-75 dated March 20, 2014. The MIL is on. No start or rough running. One or more DTCs are stored in the engine control module. When diagnosing a MIL on, no-start, or rough running concern on a common rail diesel vehicle, and no root cause is found after checking all other components and following all GFF diagnostic procedures, it may be necessary to check for metallic particles in the High Pressure Fuel Pump.
Vehicles covered
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.