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Audi A4 Allroad 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin Update Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10122046 · issued Oct 22, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Under certain conditions, permanent mode $0A DTC codes concerning the fuel pump power stage module may remain visible after the vehicle?s OBD system has run the proper monitors successfully to allow the DTC to be erased by the system, after a proper repair. This software malfunction may cause vehicle to not pass IM inspection programs. This software update eliminates specific permanent DTC codes stored in mode $0A of the ECM. All other DTC storage functions remain unaffected. This Update is in effect until removed. Procedure is valid only for vehicles that show the 24AD code in the ElsaWeb Cam

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.