Audi A3 1997–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ATE-13-05 · NHTSA communication 10124021 · issued Feb 22, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–2018
model years
25
vehicle entries
Official summary
VWGoA is pleased to inform you of the release and automatic delivery of new Required Special Tools used on Audi vehicles. Starting March 25, 2013, every Audi dealer will be shipped one AT-348 Special Tool Package, Freight F.O.B. Snap-On OEM and invoiced directly by the Audi Special Tools Program (Snap-On Business Solutions - SBS).
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Audi A3
- 1998 Audi A3
- 1999 Audi A3
- 2000 Audi A3
- 2001 Audi A3
- 2002 Audi A3
- 2003 Audi A3
- 2004 Audi A3
- 2005 Audi A3
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A4
- 2005 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A8
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.