Audi A5 2009–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A011879 2033001- · NHTSA communication 10145638 · issued Jul 12, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2016
model years
41
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2016 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2016 Audi A7
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2015 Audi Q5
- 2016 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2015 Audi Q7
- 2016 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi S5 Cabriolet
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.