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Audi A3 1999–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A201559 2011703- · NHTSA communication 10123656 · issued Dec 10, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1999–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 20 number 13-29 dated November 15, 2013. The fuel tank has been removed from the vehicle and must be neutralized before shipment or disposal. When the fuel tank in a vehicle is replaced, the original tank must be properly flushed to neutralize the remaining gasoline or diesel fuel.

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.