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Audi A3 2009–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin A9123592036576_7 · NHTSA communication 10230790 · issued Jan 9, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2024
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin advises that the MMI screen may freeze, or go blank and then restart when a special character like a symbol or emoticon is used in the name field for contact(s).

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.