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Audi A3 2010–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin AWA171020190918 · NHTSA communication 10165527 · issued Sep 18, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2013
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin explains the extended emissions warranty limited warranty extension for Model Year 2010 - 2013 2.0L TDI vehicles. Revised September 18, 2019 to include information about vehicles with a totaled status, and revised "Loaner Vehicle Applicability" statement.

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.