Audi A3 2018–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_2069416_2 · NHTSA communication 11028401 · issued Jan 14, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2026
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides information for when the 12V socket and/or the cigarette lighter are not working.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Audi A3
- 2019 Audi A3
- 2020 Audi A3
- 2022 Audi A3
- 2023 Audi A3
- 2024 Audi A3
- 2025 Audi A3
- 2026 Audi A3
- 2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet
- 2018 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- 2018 Audi A4
- 2019 Audi A4
- 2020 Audi A4
- 2021 Audi A4
- 2022 Audi A4
- 2023 Audi A4
- 2024 Audi A4
- 2025 Audi A4
- 2018 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2019 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2020 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2021 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2022 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2023 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2024 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2025 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2018 Audi A5
- 2019 Audi A5
- 2020 Audi A5
- 2021 Audi A5
- 2022 Audi A5
- 2023 Audi A5
- 2024 Audi A5
- 2026 Audi A5
- 2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2019 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2020 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2018 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2019 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2020 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2021 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2022 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2023 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2024 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2025 Audi A5 Sportback
- 2018 Audi A6
- 2019 Audi A6
- 2020 Audi A6
- 2021 Audi A6
- 2022 Audi A6
- 2023 Audi A6
- 2024 Audi A6
- 2025 Audi A6
- 2026 Audi A6
- 2020 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2021 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2022 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2023 Audi A6 Allroad
- 2024 Audi A6 Allroad
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.