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Audi A3 2009–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01146920366681 · NHTSA communication 10222051 · issued Mar 6, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2014
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

When diagnosing the condition listed above on a common rail diesel vehicle, if no root cause is found after all GFF diagnostic procedures have been performed, it may be necessary to check for metallic particles in the high pressure fuel pump using the procedure in the Service section of this bulletin.

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.