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Audi A8 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01137520332241 · NHTSA communication 10222004 · issued Mar 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

If an Audi model year 2014 A8L TDI clean diesel (engine code CPNA) requires diagnosis or repair of the engine, diesel fuel delivery, exhaust after-treatment (SCR/AdBlue and emissions) systems, or transmission, a Repair Authorization is necessary prior to repair.

Vehicles covered

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.