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Audi A3 2008–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 23-2019 · NHTSA communication 10160481 · issued Mar 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2008–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

The part numbers listed in the document are to be returned and only the superseded part numbers used going forward.

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.