Audi A3 Cabriolet 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A871561 2038023- · NHTSA communication 10120000 · issued Apr 23, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 87 number 15-60 dated March 20, 2015. The air conditioning does not cool, or the cooling performance is very weak and/or The air conditioning system cools, but the compressor is noisy. The noise is characterized as a grinding or groaning noise. Either symptom may be intermittent. No DTCs are stored. The condition may be caused by a faulty N280 valve. The internal components of the valve can be obstructed and incapable of full function. This loss of refrigerant regulation from N280 can cause noise from the A/C compressor and/or affect the HVAC cooling
Vehicles covered
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.