Audi A3 2009–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin AWA-13-07 · NHTSA communication 10124621 · issued Aug 14, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2013
model years
46
vehicle entries
Official summary
As part of Audi's ongoing commitment to our environment, Audi is extending the Emissions Control Systems Warranty to cover cleaning of the engine cylinder head secondary air ports to remove carbon buildup under specific conditions to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's original in-service date for certain 2009-12 Model Year Audi vehicles with 3.2L engine, and certain 2009-2013 Model Year Audi vehicles with 3.0T engines. The vehicle's original in-service date is defined as the date the vehicle was delivered to either the original purchaser or the original lesse
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2009 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi S6
- 2010 Audi S6
- 2011 Audi S6
- 2013 Audi S6
- 2013 Audi S7
- 2013 Audi S8
- 2009 Audi TT
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.