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Audi A3 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A201440 2033836- · NHTSA communication 10124720 · issued Oct 6, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2009–2015
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 20 number 13-26 dated May 15, 2013. Customer states that the vehicle cannot be refueled due to difficulty inserting the fuel pump nozzle into the filler neck. Customer may also state that the flap is stuck in a locked position and it cannot be moved with fingers.

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.