Audi A3 2000–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A171232 2018550- · NHTSA communication 10122799 · issued Oct 12, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2000–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 17 number 12 - 31 dated August 30, 2012. Oil consumption measurement - Repair Authorization (CA). In order to provide effective lubrication and cooling of internal engine components, all internal combustion engines consume a certain amount of engine oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to engine and may change significantly over the life of the engine. Typically engines with specified break-in periods consume more oil during the break-in period, and the oil consumption will stabilize after the break-in period. Refer to the Owner's Manual for speci
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2000 Audi A4
- 2001 Audi A4
- 2002 Audi A4
- 2003 Audi A4
- 2004 Audi A4
- 2005 Audi A4
- 2006 Audi A4
- 2007 Audi A4
- 2008 Audi A4
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2008 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2000 Audi A6
- 2001 Audi A6
- 2002 Audi A6
- 2003 Audi A6
- 2004 Audi A6
- 2005 Audi A6
- 2006 Audi A6
- 2007 Audi A6
- 2008 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2000 Audi A8
- 2001 Audi A8
- 2002 Audi A8
- 2003 Audi A8
- 2004 Audi A8
- 2005 Audi A8
- 2006 Audi A8
- 2007 Audi A8
- 2008 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi A8
- 2010 Audi A8
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2007 Audi Q7
- 2008 Audi Q7
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2013 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.