Audi A3 2016–2023 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin A402234201819410 · NHTSA communication 10209242 · issued Mar 15, 2022

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Suspension

component

2016–2023

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This informational bulletin contains knowledge on why oil may appear on one or several of the shock absorbers.

Vehicles covered

2016 Audi A3
2017 Audi A3
2018 Audi A3
2019 Audi A3
2020 Audi A3
2022 Audi A3
2023 Audi A3
2016 Audi A4
2017 Audi A4
2018 Audi A4
2019 Audi A4
2020 Audi A4
2021 Audi A4
2022 Audi A4
2023 Audi A4
2020 Audi A4 Allroad
2021 Audi A4 Allroad
2016 Audi A5
2017 Audi A5
2018 Audi A5
2019 Audi A5
2020 Audi A5
2021 Audi A5
2022 Audi A5
2023 Audi A5
2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2019 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2020 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2021 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2022 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2023 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2016 Audi A6
2017 Audi A6
2018 Audi A6
2019 Audi A6
2020 Audi A6
2021 Audi A6
2022 Audi A6
2023 Audi A6
2020 Audi A6 Allroad
2021 Audi A6 Allroad
2016 Audi A7
2017 Audi A7
2018 Audi A7
2019 Audi A7
2020 Audi A7
2021 Audi A7
2022 Audi A7
2023 Audi A7
2021 Audi A7 E
2022 Audi A7 E
2023 Audi A7 PHEV
2016 Audi A8
2017 Audi A8
2018 Audi A8
2019 Audi A8
2020 Audi A8
2021 Audi A8

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.