Audi A4 Allroad 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A011498 2038166- · NHTSA communication 10124718 · issued Oct 15, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
The engine warning light is on after engine replacement. The engine is not running roughly. However, fault codes are stored in the engine control module (ECM). The fault codes occur at light load, between 8% and 14% accelerator pedal position. The programmed values for the misfire adaption are not automatically reset when the memory is deleted. The adaption must be reset after the engine is installed.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2014 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2015 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2015 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2014 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi Allroad
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2015 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2015 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi R8
- 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder
- 2011 Audi R8 Spyder
- 2014 Audi R8 Spyder
- 2015 Audi R8 Spyder
- 2013 Audi RS5
- 2014 Audi RS 7
- 2015 Audi RS 7
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2013 Audi S4
- 2014 Audi S4
- 2015 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S5
- 2012 Audi S5
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2014 Audi S5
- 2015 Audi S5
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
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.