Audi A3 2006–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A401334 2018194- · NHTSA communication 10121331 · issued Sep 23, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2006–2011
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 40 number 10-04 dated April 1, 2010. Oil appears on one or several shock absorbers. Oil may appear on a shock absorber. As a result of a leak because the shock absorber is damaged. As a result of residue from when the shock was filled during production, or of slight condensation in the seal area. This small amount of oil is for lubrication and it reduces wear on the seal.
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Audi A3
- 2007 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2006 Audi A4
- 2007 Audi A4
- 2008 Audi A4
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2006 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2006 Audi A6
- 2007 Audi A6
- 2008 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2006 Audi A8
- 2007 Audi A8
- 2008 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi A8
- 2010 Audi A8
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2007 Audi Q7
- 2008 Audi Q7
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2006 Audi R8
- 2007 Audi R8
- 2008 Audi R8
- 2009 Audi R8
- 2010 Audi R8
- 2011 Audi R8 Spyder
- 2006 Audi S4
- 2007 Audi S4
- 2008 Audi S4
- 2010 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2008 Audi S5
- 2009 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5
- 2011 Audi S5
- 2006 Audi S6
- 2007 Audi S6
- 2008 Audi S6
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.