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Audi A3 2009–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A871458 2035582- · NHTSA communication 10124760 · issued Oct 17, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 13-46 dated October 21, 2013. The A/C Compressor has been diagnosed as faulty and will be replaced under warranty. When performing replacement of an A/C Compressor under warranty, the amount of refrigerant and oil recovered must be documented.

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.