Audi A3 2011–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SM 21-2020 · NHTSA communication 10173839 · issued Apr 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Equipment

component

2011–2020

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

Vehicles covered

2013 Audi A3
2014 Audi A3
2015 Audi A3
2016 Audi A3
2017 Audi A3
2018 Audi A3
2019 Audi A3
2020 Audi A3
2019 Audi A7
2020 Audi A7
2018 Audi A8
2019 Audi A8
2020 Audi A8
2019 Audi Q3
2020 Audi Q3
2015 Audi Q5
2016 Audi Q5
2017 Audi Q5
2018 Audi Q5
2019 Audi Q5
2020 Audi Q5
2016 Audi Q7
2017 Audi Q7
2018 Audi Q7
2019 Audi Q7
2020 Audi Q7
2019 Audi Q8
2020 Audi Q8
2015 Audi TT
2016 Audi TT
2017 Audi TT
2018 Audi TT
2019 Audi TT
2020 Audi TT
2019 Volkswagen Arteon
2020 Volkswagen Arteon
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
2019 Volkswagen Atlas
2020 Volkswagen Atlas
2012 Volkswagen Beetle
2013 Volkswagen Beetle
2014 Volkswagen Beetle
2015 Volkswagen Beetle
2016 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Beetle
2018 Volkswagen Beetle
2019 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2018 Volkswagen Golf
2019 Volkswagen Golf
2020 Volkswagen Golf
2011 Volkswagen Jetta
2012 Volkswagen Jetta
2013 Volkswagen Jetta
2014 Volkswagen Jetta
2015 Volkswagen Jetta
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
2018 Volkswagen Jetta
2019 Volkswagen Jetta

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.