Audi A3 2017–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SM 57-2025 · NHTSA communication 11026170 · issued Nov 10, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017–2026
model years
43
vehicle entries
Official summary
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
Vehicles covered
- 2022 Audi A3
- 2023 Audi A3
- 2024 Audi A3
- 2025 Audi A3
- 2026 Audi A3
- 2019 Audi Q3
- 2020 Audi Q3
- 2021 Audi Q3
- 2022 Audi Q3
- 2023 Audi Q3
- 2024 Audi Q3
- 2025 Audi Q3
- 2026 Audi Q3
- 2022 Audi RS 3
- 2023 Audi RS 3
- 2024 Audi RS 3
- 2025 Audi RS 3
- 2026 Audi RS 3
- 2022 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2023 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2024 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2025 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2026 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2022 Volkswagen GTI
- 2023 Volkswagen GTI
- 2024 Volkswagen GTI
- 2025 Volkswagen GTI
- 2026 Volkswagen GTI
- 2022 Volkswagen Taos
- 2023 Volkswagen Taos
- 2024 Volkswagen Taos
- 2025 Volkswagen Taos
- 2026 Volkswagen Taos
- 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan
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.