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Audi A8 2013–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A171996 2048392 · NHTSA communication 10155656 · issued Jan 15, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2018
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin contains software update information for when the instrument cluster display shows ?Please reduce oil level.?

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.