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Service bulletin SM 52-2017

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 id10127905
Published by NHTSA2018-02-05
Manufacturer's numberSM 52-2017
Manufacturer's date2017-08-04
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This special notice is to inform dealers to return all tail lamps with the part number listed that are below generation 14s.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Lighting, Tail lights

Vehicles listed
AUDI A32009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
AUDI A32014
AUDI A3 CABRIOLET2015
AUDI A3 ETRON2009 to 2015
AUDI A42009, 2010
AUDI A4 ALLROAD2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI A4 AVANT2011 to 2012
AUDI A4 CABRIOLET2009
AUDI A52009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET2009 to 2015
AUDI A62009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI A72009 to 2011
AUDI A72012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI A82009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI ALLROAD2009 to 2015
AUDI AUDI2009 to 2012
AUDI B82009 to 2013
AUDI C62009 to 2013
AUDI C72009 to 2013
AUDI D32009 to 2013
AUDI D42009 to 2013
AUDI Q32009 to 2014
AUDI Q32015
AUDI Q52009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI Q5 HYBRID2013 to 2015
AUDI Q72009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI R82009, 2010
AUDI R82013
AUDI R8 GT SPYDER2012
AUDI R8 SPYDER2011
AUDI R8 SPYDER2014 to 2015
AUDI RS 52013, 2014, 2015
AUDI RS 5 CABRIOLET2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
AUDI RS 72014, 2015
AUDI RS42009
AUDI RS52010 to 2012
AUDI RS52013, 2014, 2015
AUDI RS62009 to 2015
AUDI RS72013
AUDI S32015
AUDI S42009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI S4 CABRIOLET2009
AUDI S52009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AUDI S5 CABRIOLET2010 to 2015
AUDI S62009, 2010, 2011
AUDI S62012
AUDI S62013, 2014, 2015
AUDI S72012
AUDI S72013, 2014, 2015
AUDI S82009
AUDI S82011 to 2012
AUDI S82013, 2014, 2015
AUDI SQ52012 to 2013
AUDI SQ52014, 2015
AUDI TT2009, 2010
AUDI TT ROADSTER2011 to 2015
AUDI TTS2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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A941788 2039584-2018-02-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin contains repair information when there is a bulb failure warning on one or more of the taillights.
A941327 2033675-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 55 number 13-31 dated July 18, 2013. The customer may report that the tail lamp lighting does not switch over from bumper to the lid, with lid closed. The rear bumper lights function normally (brake lights, reverse lights, driving lights, turn signals). The center mount brake light functions normally. DTC 03073 (Closed Rear Lid Sensor - Incorrect Signal) may be stored in the comfort system central control module, J393 (address word 46).
A941316 2033675-2017-11-17. Service bulletin. The customer may report that the tail lamp lighting does not switch between the rear lid and the bumper when the lid is operated. DTC 03703 (Rear lid -closed- sensor) may be stored in the comfort system central control module, J393 (address word 46).
A941315 2027755-2017-11-17. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 11-59 dated December 7, 2011. Bugs are trapped inside the rear taillight housing. Bugs can be seen inside the housing, and there are no external markings indicating the taillight has been hit or has been previously damaged due to outside influence. Bugs are able to enter the taillight housing because the seal around the housing is not tight enough.
A941437 2029782-2017-11-08. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-95 dated October 25, 2012. A "bulb out" warning is displayed in the driver information system. One or both of the rear side marker lights (M37 and/or M38 bulbs) is burnt out. DTCs are stored in the comfort system central control module. Moisture and debris may enter into the lower taillight housing and cause one or more of the bulbs to burn out. The GE brand side marker bulbs (used in production from approximately February 2011 through September 2012) are prone to failure.
A941433 2036653-2017-11-08. Service bulletin. The rear taillight warning for the left or right taillight may display in instrument cluster upon vehicle start. The vehicle taillights are operating normally. DTCs are sporadically found in the comfort system central control module, J393 (address word 46). An intermittent taillight warning upon vehicle start may be possible in extremely cold weather, but rear light functionality is not lost. An ignition key cycle will reset the warning.
2039584/22016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.