Audi A3 2011–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A0019292031473_2 · NHTSA communication 10169106 · issued Dec 9, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This informational bulletin contains instructions for when car wash bristles are stuck in the headlights. 2015-2021 A3 Cabriolet, 2015-2018 A3 e-tron, 2011-2021 A4 allroad, 2018-2021 A5 Sportback, 2011-2012 and 2018-2021 RS5 Cabriolet, 2018-2021 S5 Sportback, 2021 RS6 Avant
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3
- 2016 Audi A3
- 2017 Audi A3
- 2018 Audi A3
- 2019 Audi A3
- 2020 Audi A3
- 2021 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3 Etron
- 2016 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2017 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2018 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2011 Audi A4
- 2012 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4
- 2014 Audi A4
- 2015 Audi A4
- 2016 Audi A4
- 2017 Audi A4
- 2018 Audi A4
- 2019 Audi A4
- 2020 Audi A4
- 2021 Audi A4
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2015 Audi A5
- 2016 Audi A5
- 2017 Audi A5
- 2018 Audi A5
- 2019 Audi A5
- 2020 Audi A5
- 2021 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2019 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2020 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2021 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2017 Audi A6
- 2018 Audi A6
- 2019 Audi A6
- 2020 Audi A6
- 2021 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A7
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.