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Service bulletin TSB-96-12-42

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10047184
Published by NHTSA2012-11-10
Manufacturer's numberTSB-96-12-42
Manufacturer's date2012-09-05
ReplacesTSB-96-13-56
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: FALSE WARNINGS REGARDING AUDI SIDE ASSIST AND SITUATION MAY BE CAUSED BY INCORRECT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FROM SUPPLIER. MODEL 2013 A4, A5. *PE UPDATED 07/10/2013 *JS

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, Software

Vehicles listed
AUDI A4 ALLROAD2013
AUDI A52013
AUDI RS 52013

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

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