Service bulletins for the 2010 Audi A3
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.
812 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB-94-10-38 | 2011-02-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLES WITH XENON HEADLIGHTS. THE THUMB WHEEL OR OPTION FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS TURNED OFF BY MISTAKE. *PE |
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| TSB-69-10-06 | 2011-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: AIRBAG DTCS IN MODULE DUE TO LOW VEHICLE VOLTAGE (DTC U000200, U015500, AND U101500). THIS CONDITION CAN BE CREATED BY LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DTCS ARE INCORRECTLY SET IN THE DIAGNOSIS PROTOCOL OF THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. THESE DTCS DO NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IMPROVED AIRBAG CONTROL SOFTWARE IS PLANNED FOR PRODUCTION. *PE |
| TSB-00-10-02 | 2011-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. DETAILING THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ANY TSB OR REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE (RVU). TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION IS INCLUDED. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-13 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE; ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 (RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED); DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL.12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-09 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINER MISFIRE DETECTED; DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL. 12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-08 | 2011-01-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. AUDI: MIL ON; NO START OR ROUGH RUNNING (DTC P0087-RAIL FUEL PRESSURE TOO LOW). CONTAMINATED OR INCORRECT FUEL CAN CAUSE PERFORMANCE, DRIVABILITY, AND/OR FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEMS. RUST OR METALLIC DEBRIS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM INDICATES A MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE. *PE UPDATED ON 6/14/2011. *KB |
| TSB-23-10-10 | 2011-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: TDI CLEAN DIESEL ECM UPDATE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) IS ILLUMINATED. AN ECM SOFTWARE UPDATE IS REQUIRED. *PE |
| TSB-69-10-02 | 2011-01-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. AUDI: AIRBAG LIGHT ON. THE SOFTWARE IN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS TOO SENSITIVE (ONLY AT ENGINE STARTUP) WHEN DIAGNOSING THE SIDE CRASH SENSORS. AS A RESULT, THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE CAN INCORRECTLY SET FALSE DTCS FOR CRASH SENSOR INCORRECT. THE SOFTWARE IN THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE MUST BE UPDATED TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION. *PE |
| TSB-94-10-12 | 2011-01-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. AUDI: AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT SWITCHES ON AND OFF WITHOUT REASON. HEADLIGHT TURNS ON OR OFF EARLY OR LATE WHEN THE LIGHT WITCH IS IN THE AUTO POSITION; AFTER REPLACING THE RAIN LIGHT SENSOR G397 OR AFTER REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD, THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT MAY TURN OR OFF WITHOUT CHANGE OF AMBIENT BRIGHTNESS. HEADLIGHTS OPERATE NORMALLY IF THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION. *PE |
| TSB-92-10-01 | 2010-11-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. AUDI: FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE. THIS IS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE. *PE |
| TSB-24-09-28 | 2010-08-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. AUDI: MIL ON AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED INTHE ECM DATA MEMORY-P310B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATION, FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE TOLERANCE); P129F OR P008B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO HIGH); P129F OR P008A (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO LOW); P2540 (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE OUT OF RANGE; AND P0087 (RAIL FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO LOW). *PE |
| TSB-01-09-06 | 2010-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM), OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. SVM IS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (RE-PROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN AUDI VEHICLES. THIS SYSTEM USES THE VAS 5051B OR VAS 5052 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO SEND VEHICLE SPECIFIC DATA TO THE SVM DATABASE, TO DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SVM DATABASE, AND TO FLASH CONTROL UNITS FOR IDENTIFIED SOFTWARE UPDATES. *PE |
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