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Audi A3 2004–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A911429 2026888- · NHTSA communication 10122302 · issued Mar 19, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 91 number 12-50 dated August 1, 2012. Echo effects, caller on either end cannot hear conversation, sound distortion or feedback, and the sound is distorted, hisses, or scrapes occur during a phone call. This bulletin provides guidelines for analyzing the call quality of the Bluetooth system in the vehicle, and is not applicable to any Audi warranty.

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.