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Audi A3 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 52-2017 · NHTSA communication 10127905 · issued Aug 4, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2009–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This special notice is to inform dealers to return all tail lamps with the part number listed that are below generation 14s.

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.