Audi A3 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SM 12-2017 VWMEX · NHTSA communication 10144707 · issued Aug 25, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document. Only superseded part numbers to be ordered going forward.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2009 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2011 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
- 2010 Volkswagen Cabrio
- 2011 Volkswagen Cabrio
- 2009 Volkswagen CC
- 2010 Volkswagen CC
- 2011 Volkswagen CC
- 2012 Volkswagen CC
- 2009 Volkswagen Eos
- 2010 Volkswagen Eos
- 2011 Volkswagen Eos
- 2012 Volkswagen Eos
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 2010 Volkswagen GTI
- 2011 Volkswagen GTI
- 2012 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 2011 Volkswagen Passat
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen R32
- 2010 Volkswagen R32
- 2011 Volkswagen R32
- 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2010 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2011 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2012 Volkswagen Rabbit
- 2009 Volkswagen Routan
- 2010 Volkswagen Routan
- 2011 Volkswagen Routan
- 2012 Volkswagen Routan
- 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
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.