Service bulletin AWA-14-03

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10056393
Published by NHTSA	2014-11-19
Manufacturer's number	AWA-14-03
Manufacturer's date	2014-06-02
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS WARRANTY, FOR TURBOCHARGER, HAS BEEN EXTENDED, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Turbocharger or supercharger

Vehicles listed
AUDI Q5	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
AUDI Q7	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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

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