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Audi A6 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 145120381191 · NHTSA communication 10216653 · issued Aug 18, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2014
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

The message ?Oil minimum warning, add one quart of oil? appears in the instrument cluster, but the oil level is above the minimum level (when measured with special tool T40178). ? There are no DTCs related to oil level stored in the ECM memory. The oil level sensor is defective.

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.