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Service bulletin TSB-19-15-60

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 id10058585
Published by NHTSA2015-10-15
Manufacturer's numberTSB-19-15-60
Manufacturer's date2015-06-24
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING, ON TURBOCHARGER COOLANT LINES, A VISIBLE BLACK CRUST CAN BE SEEN DUE TO SEEPAGE AND COOLANT LEVEL IS LOW AND ILLUMINATION OF LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT. MODEL 2013 A8, S8, S7, S6. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Turbocharger or supercharger

Vehicles listed
AUDI A82013
AUDI S62013
AUDI S72013
AUDI S82013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
22V1780002022-03-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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A2119322034999_42019-07-09. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin contains an explanation for a discolored pipe.
A211727 20446402018-04-16. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains detailed instructions and a worksheet for determining the damage on a turbocharger.
21F2 - Dealer Le2018-02-05. Service bulletin. On Audi vehicles with 4.0L TFSI engines manufactured within a specific period, the O-rings in the coolant lines for the turbocharger may be damaged. This can result in leaks between the coolant lines and the turbocharger.
21F2 - Circular2018-02-05. Service bulletin. On Audi vehicles with 4.0L TFSI engines manufactured within a specific period, the O-rings in the coolant lines for the turbocharger may be damaged. This can result in leaks between the coolant lines and the turbocharger.
21F2 - Bulletin2018-02-05. Service bulletin. On Audi vehicles with 4.0L TFSI engines manufactured within a specific period, the O-rings in the coolant lines for the turbocharger may be damaged. This can result in leaks between the coolant lines and the turbocharger.
21F2 - Bulletin2018-02-05. Service bulletin. On Audi vehicles with 4.0L TFSI engines manufactured within a specific period, the O-rings in the coolant lines for the turbocharger may be damaged. This can result in leaks between the coolant lines and the turbocharger.
A211419 2034999-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 21 number 13-17 dated August 16, 2013. On 4.0l bi-turbo FSI engines, the pipe on the impeller side of the bank 2 turbocharger looks discolored when compared to the pipe on the bank 1 turbocharger.
A211317 2034999-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. On 4.0l bi-turbo FSI engines, the pipe on the impeller side of the bank 2 turbocharger looks discolored when compared to the pipe on the bank 1 turbocharger. The crankcase breather is only connected to the bank 2 turbocharger inlet. Blow-by gases from the crankcase breather discolor the pipe. This is a normal condition.