Audi A6 2011–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 145120381191 · NHTSA communication 10216653 · issued Aug 18, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2014
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
The message ?Oil minimum warning, add one quart of oil? appears in the instrument cluster, but the oil level is above the minimum level (when measured with special tool T40178). ? There are no DTCs related to oil level stored in the ECM memory. The oil level sensor is defective.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2013 Audi S4
- 2014 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S5
- 2012 Audi S5
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2014 Audi S5
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2014 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.