Audi A3 2008–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 145320381292 · NHTSA communication 10216655 · issued Nov 7, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
A check with the engine oil service dipstick T40178 is necessary, but the adjustment values for the dipstick are not available in the Elsa repair manual. Because of a system change, the adjustment values for the service dipstick T40178 were removed from the repair manual.
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2014 Audi A3
- 2015 Audi A3
- 2016 Audi A3
- 2008 Audi A3 Etron
- 2009 Audi A3 Etron
- 2010 Audi A3 Etron
- 2011 Audi A3 Etron
- 2012 Audi A3 Etron
- 2013 Audi A3 Etron
- 2014 Audi A3 Etron
- 2015 Audi A3 Etron
- 2016 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2008 Audi A4
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2011 Audi A4
- 2012 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4
- 2014 Audi A4
- 2015 Audi A4
- 2016 Audi A4
- 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2014 Audi A5
- 2015 Audi A5
- 2016 Audi A5
- 2008 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2014 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2008 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2015 Audi A6
- 2016 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A7
- 2010 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A7
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.