Audi A3 2017–2023 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin A2023522065287_6 · NHTSA communication 10230589 · issued Jan 3, 2023

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2017–2023

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides instructions for when the MIL is on and DTC P044200 and/or P045600 is stored in the ECM.

Vehicles covered

2017 Audi A3
2018 Audi A3
2019 Audi A3
2020 Audi A3
2017 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
2018 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
2019 Audi A6
2020 Audi A6
2021 Audi A6
2022 Audi A6
2020 Audi A6 Allroad
2021 Audi A6 Allroad
2022 Audi A6 Allroad
2019 Audi A7
2020 Audi A7
2021 Audi A7
2022 Audi A7
2023 Audi A7
2021 Audi A7 E
2022 Audi A7 E
2019 Audi A8
2020 Audi A8
2021 Audi A8
2022 Audi A8
2023 Audi A8
2020 Audi A8 L E
2021 Audi A8 L E
2019 Audi Q3
2020 Audi Q3
2021 Audi Q3
2022 Audi Q3
2023 Audi Q3
2023 Audi Q5
2022 Audi Q5 PHEV
2023 Audi Q5 PHEV
2022 Audi Q5 Sportback
2017 Audi Q7
2018 Audi Q7
2019 Audi Q7
2020 Audi Q7
2021 Audi Q7
2022 Audi Q7
2023 Audi Q7
2019 Audi Q8
2020 Audi Q8
2021 Audi Q8
2022 Audi Q8
2023 Audi Q8
2017 Audi RS 3
2018 Audi RS 3
2019 Audi RS 3
2020 Audi RS 3
2021 Audi RS 6 Avant
2022 Audi RS 6 Avant
2023 Audi RS 6 Avant
2021 Audi RS 7
2022 Audi RS 7
2023 Audi RS 7
2020 Audi RS Q8
2021 Audi RS Q8

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.