Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
882 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 69N1 69N2 and 69 | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT. This communication informs the dealers of details on the Takata parts allocation. |
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| A511711 2009967- | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains instructions for vehicle inspection, protection removal, and detailing. |
| AWA 18-15 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. This bulletin explains the extended warranty for the timing chain/timing chain tensioner in certain vehicles. |
| Final Months of | 2018-11-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Email-Important TDI Announcement Final Months of 2.0L Claims Programs |
| Takata updated r | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Takata-Updated Part Return-VW Dealer USA 07-2018 |
| Email-Takata-XPO | 2018-09-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. IMPORTANT! Takata Recall Update - XPO Airbag Inflator Pickup / Future Changes (USA ONLY) |
| Email-Audi AEM T | 2018-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Important Information Regarding Approved Emissions Modification (TDI) Recall Campaigns & the California Air Resources Board / Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Vehicle Registration Requirement |
| SM 12-2017 VWMEX | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document. Only superseded part numbers to be ordered going forward. |
| SM 88-2018 | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. The part number listed in the document are to be returned and only the superseded part numbers ordered. |
| Email Audi TDI C | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Email-Audi TDI-Customer Modificaion Amenities |
| AWC 18-07 | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This communication serves as a reminder that dealers are to check for pre-existing conditions for all Generations of 2.0L TDI and 3.0L TDI resale, buyback, TDI Direct, and VCI auction vehicles prior to proceeding with the AEM Emissions Recall. Only create an Audi Technical Assistance Center (TAC) ticket if required by applicable recall. |
| Email-Takata-XPO | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. IMPORTANT! Takata Recall Update - XPO Airbag Inflator Pickup / Future Changes (USA ONLY) |
| Email-Audi AEM T | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Important Information Regarding Approved Emissions Modification (TDI) Recall Campaigns & the California Air Resources Board / Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Vehicle Registration Requirement |
| Email-TDI Virtua | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TDI Virtual Closing Resources |
| Email-IMPORTANT! | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AUDI Takata Airbag Collection Time Extended |
| Email-2.0L TDI a | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. 2.0L TDI and 3.0L TDI Extended Emissions Warranty On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Coverage Questions |
| AWC-18-05 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This communication asks dealers to contact Audi Warranty if they have any questions about the extended warranty coverage for 2.0L and 3.0L TDI vehicles. |
| Campaign Parts B | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. Takata Parts request update. |
| Campaign Parts B | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. Effective immediately, the part 8P0-898-201 can be used on all vehicles. |
| Email - 2.0L TDI | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 2.0L TDI Gen 1 Emissions Modifications Approved. |
| Email-TDI Virtua | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. E-mail - TDI Virtual Closing Training Reminder |
| Email-Audi Takat | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Email-Audi Takata Airbag Inflator Collection Update |
| Email-2.0L & 3.0 | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Email-2.0L & 3.0L TDI AEM ECR Replacement Labels |
| A011853 2050258_ | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulleitn contains repair instructions for when DTC is logged in the ECM and the MIL is on for TDI vehicles. |
| Updated Bosch Cl | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Bosch Class Action Communication - Audi |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.