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Service bulletin 37131020348631

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10226503
Published by NHTSA2022-11-21
Manufacturer's number37131020348631
Manufacturer's date2022-05-20
NHTSA componentSTEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR

NHTSA's summary

Gearbox malfunction message in cluster (DTC P0706)

The document

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Components

Steering, Steering gear

Trouble codes named

P0706

Vehicles listed
AUDI A42013
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET2012 to 2013
AUDI A62012, 2013

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
A011494 2030580-2017-12-05. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 14-77 dated May 21, 2014. The customer complains that the vehicle sporadically cannot be started. The yellow gearbox warning light may be illuminated. DTCs may be present. The remote key being used is transmitting incomplete immobilizer information to the vehicle, resulting in the condition.
A371318 2034863-2017-10-31. Service bulletin. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 37 number 13-10 dated July 31, 2013. Customer may report that the gearbox warning message is on. DTC P0706 (driving mode sensor, implausible signal) is stored in the transmission control module (TCM), J217 (address 02). There is a reaction between the TCM and the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) in vehicles within a specific VIN range.
SB-2027779/42016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030582/22016-05-09. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TSB-37-13-102013-12-02. Service bulletin. AUDI: DUE TO A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF GEARBOX, IN SOME VEHICLES, A MESSAGE MAY APPEAR IN CLUSTER AND BETWEEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, A REACTION MAY OCCUR. MODEL 2012-2013 A4, A5 CABRIOLET, A6. *PE
TSB-37-13-092013-12-02. Service bulletin. AUDI: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE CLUTCHES, AFTER HAVING TORQUE CONVERTER, COMPLETE GEARBOX REPLACEMENT OR MECHATRONICS, MUST ADAPT TO NEW COMPONENTS WITH GRADUAL MOVING OF CLUTCH LININGS IN MOST DIVERSE LOAD CONDITIONS. MODELS 2004-14, A3, TT, Q7, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, S4, S5, S6, S7, RS5. *PE