Audi A3 2008–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin AWA 18-15-201902 · NHTSA communication 10158489 · issued Feb 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2008–2013
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin explains the extended warranty for the timing chain/timing chain tensioner in certain vehicles. Was revised on 11/13/18 to include a proration table for consequential damage repair reimbursement. It was revised again on 2/4/19 to include claiming information for entire engine replacement.
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2009 Audi TT
- 2010 Audi TT
- 2011 Audi TT Roadster
- 2012 Audi TT Roadster
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.