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Audi A8 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Dealer Letter an · NHTSA communication 10119889 · issued Jan 30, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

This document contains the notice about an upcoming Service action on the oil filter bypass valve. The oil filter bypass valve may not be present or may have been incorrectly installed during production.

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.