Audi A5 2009–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A012216203300126 · NHTSA communication 10208268 · issued Feb 15, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2016
model years
54
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction.
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2015 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2014 Audi A8
- 2015 Audi A8
- 2016 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2014 Audi Q5
- 2015 Audi Q5
- 2016 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q7
- 2012 Audi Q7
- 2013 Audi Q7
- 2014 Audi Q7
- 2015 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2013 Audi S4
- 2014 Audi S4
- 2015 Audi S4
- 2016 Audi S4
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2014 Audi S5
- 2015 Audi S5
- 2016 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi SQ5
- 2015 Audi SQ5
- 2016 Audi SQ5
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.