Audi A3 1997–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ATE-15-18 · NHTSA communication 10128422 · issued Aug 26, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–2020
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
This circular contains important information regarding A3 e-tron tooling. Information will be covered in the subsequent sections depending on the dealership's current status.
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Audi A3
- 1998 Audi A3
- 1999 Audi A3
- 2000 Audi A3
- 2001 Audi A3
- 2002 Audi A3
- 2003 Audi A3
- 2004 Audi A3
- 2005 Audi A3
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2020 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A3 Etron
- 2009 Audi A3 Etron
- 2010 Audi A3 Etron
- 2011 Audi A3 Etron
- 2012 Audi A3 Etron
- 2013 Audi A3 Etron
- 2014 Audi A3 Etron
- 2015 Audi A3 Etron
- 2016 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2017 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
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.