# Service bulletin A941292 2012749\- 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. - Type: Service bulletin - NHTSA id: 10122766 - Published by NHTSA: 2017\-11\-08 - Manufacturer's number: A941292 2012749\- - Manufacturer's date: 2012\-10\-24 - NHTSA component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING ## NHTSA's summary Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 11\-52 dated October 11, 2011. Condensation is visible on the inside of the headlight, taillight, fog light, side marker light, front turn signal, daytime running lights, or third brake light lens. Damp air settles on the inside of a cold lens, which creates condensation. The headlight circulation system allows air from the outside to flow through the headlights. This open waterprotected ventilation system \(needed for pressure compensation\) creates different climate zones in the headlight: very warm areas, where the lens is warmed up by the light, and relatively cool areas, where the lens is cooled own by the air flow. Considerable differences in humidity and temperature between the inside and the outside of the headlights, even while driving, can lead to condensation. This is especially true in cold and wet weather, but it can also happen after a car wash, after steam cleaning the engine or the front end, with overnight temperature changes, etc. This phenomenon is more visible on lenses made of clear glass than on lenses with patterns. The moisture does not affect the headlight function \(light performance\) and does not lead to corrosion or other damage to headlight parts. ## The document - [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122766-9999.pdf) - [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122766-0001.pdf) The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. ## Components Lighting ## Vehicles listed - 2005 AUDI A3 - 2006 to 2013 AUDI A3 - 1996 to 2010 AUDI A4 - 2013 AUDI A4 ALLROAD - 2011 to 2012 AUDI A4 AVANT - 2006 to 2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET - 2008 to 2013 AUDI A5 - 2010 to 2013 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET - 1996 to 2013 AUDI A6 - 2012 to 2013 AUDI A7 - 1997 to 2013 AUDI A8 - 2013 AUDI ALLROAD - 2009 to 2013 AUDI Q5 - 2007 to 2013 AUDI Q7 - 2008 to 2010 AUDI R8 - 2013 AUDI R8 - 2012 AUDI R8 GT SPYDER - 2011 AUDI R8 SPYDER - 2013 AUDI RS5 - 1998 to 1999 AUDI S4 - 2000 to 2002 AUDI S4 - 2003 AUDI S4 - 2004 to 2008 AUDI S4 - 2010 to 2013 AUDI S4 - 2008 to 2013 AUDI S5 - 2010 to 2013 AUDI S5 CABRIOLET - 1997 AUDI S6 - 1998 to 2001 AUDI S6 - 2002 to 2003 AUDI S6 - 2004 to 2006 AUDI S6 - 2007 to 2011 AUDI S6 - 2013 AUDI S6 - 2013 AUDI S7 - 1998 to 2000 AUDI S8 - 2001 to 2003 AUDI S8 - 2013 AUDI S8 - 2000 to 2006 AUDI TT - 2007 AUDI TT - 2008 to 2010 AUDI TT - 2011 to 2013 AUDI TT ROADSTER ## Recalls for the same vehicles and component - [05V096000](/recalls/nhtsa/05V096000.md), 2005-03-15: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS - [2005062](/recalls/tc/2005062.md), 2005-03-14: Lights And Instruments ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [A9424722073282\_1](/bulletins/10251657.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. This bulletin provides information on visual concerns with the headlight lens. - [0012402031473](/bulletins/10250409.md), 2024-02-20, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Car wash brush bristles trapped in headlight to fender seam - [A9423672071954\_1](/bulletins/10244595.md), 2023-11-06, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. This bulletin provides information pertaining to when there are foreign objects inside of a headlight or taillight. - [94F6UPDATE](/bulletins/10243827.md), 2023-10-10, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. Tail Lamp Seal \(NVLW\) - [A9423652061922\_3](/bulletins/10238194.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This bulletin provides detailed information on the proper documentation of optical concerns for headlights and taillights. - [A0023692031473\_4](/bulletins/10236599.md), 2023-06-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. This bulletin provides information for when car wash bristles become stuck in the body gap between the headlight and fender. - [A9423632061922\_2](/bulletins/10236378.md), 2023-06-06, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This bulletin provides details on how to properly document optical concerns in headlights and taillights for warranty submissions. - [37 14 48 2030007](/bulletins/10210697.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. TAC must be contacted before any repairs are attempted. Specific information about the concern must be gathered \(as described in the Service portion of this bulletin\) before TAC is contacted. Customer may report harsh shift concerns, but the customer is unable to determine the shift point because there is no gear indicator in the cluster. The concern can be reproduced. - [A0021472031473\_3](/bulletins/10198246.md), 2021-07-02, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STRUCTURE. This information bulletin states to remove the car wash bristle and advise the customer to go somewhere else to prevent it from occurring again. - [A9421362023322\_3](/bulletins/10189325.md), 2021-04-06, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This informational bulletin contains information on the different shading of LED headlights. JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10122766](/v1/bulletins/10122766) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20A941292%202012749-&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F10122766&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20A941292%202012749-)