Service bulletin 0501

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10016001
Published by NHTSA	2005-08-18
Manufacturer's number	0501
Manufacturer's date	2005-08-31
Replaces	0503
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

BATTERY TESTING, CHARGING W/ MIDTRONICS MCR340V BATTERY ANALYZER OR INCHARGE 940 (INC-940) CHARGING STATION. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
AUDI A6	2005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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