Service bulletins for the 2013 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.
864 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| A9424722073282_1 | 2024-04-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. This bulletin provides information on visual concerns with the headlight lens. |
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| A9423672071954_1 | 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. |
| A9423652061922_3 | 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 | 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 | 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. |
| A0021472031473_3 | 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. |
| A9419182012749_1 | 2020-01-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Exterior lights, moisture accumulation 2013-2021 A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 Sportback, 2004-2005 A4 Cabriolet, 2004-2008 S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2010-2021 A4 allroad, 2018-2021 A5 Sportback, 2010-2012, 2018-2021 RS5 Cabriolet, 2018-2021 S5 Sportback, 2004-2006 A7, 2004-2011 S7, 2021 RS6 Avant, 2004-2006 S8 |
| SM 52-2017 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all tail lamps with the part number listed that are below generation 14s. |
| A941791 2012749- | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This informational bulletin contains technical information for when there is condensation visible on the inside of the headlight, taillight, fog light, side marker light, front turn signal, daytime running lights, and/or third brake light lens. |
| A941313 2033469- | 2017-11-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Headlight range control warning displayed in instrument cluster. DTCs may or may not be present. Vehicle is equipped with cornering light and headlight range control module. Only vehicles equipped with Xenon headlight are affected. Manufacturing issues with J745 control units. |
| A941290 2030956- | 2017-11-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12 ? 88 dated September 25, 2012. The turn signal indicator lens is inoperative without any damage from outside influence. Cracks have formed in the lens and as a result condensation can be seen behind the lens. The turn signal lens can crack due to the high amount of tension in the side mirror housing. The tension is due to improper installation of the mirror at the factory and is not a defect in the mirror housing. Replacing the mirror housing will not affect this condition. |
| A941292 2012749- | 2017-11-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. 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. |
| A941567 2027773- | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-96 dated November 1, 2012. Part or all of the daytime running lights do not work on vehicles equipped with LED daytime running lights. For vehicles with halogen daytime running lights, refer to TSB 2017488: 94 Halogen Daytime running lights do not work. In the past, the daytime running light bulbs were a serviceable part. In this application, the LED strip cannot be replaced, and may have an associated control module. This TSB is for servicing information only. |
| A941566 2017566- | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 13-12 dated March 29, 2013. The headlight switch knob was designed with a normal position and a pushed-in position. This feature was designed to avoid injuries during a collision. |
| A941565 2012749- | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 94 number 12-92 dated October 24, 2012. 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. |
| A94168220175666 | 2017-03-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. THE BULLETIN STATES A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND HOW TO FIX BUT NOT REPLACE. DEALER IS TO ADVISE CUSTOMER ON WHY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH PRESSES IN. |
| 2033469/1 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TSB-94-12-92 | 2012-12-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. AUDI: BRAKE LIGHT LENS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, SIDE MARKER LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, FRONT TURN SIGNALS WOULD ALL HAVE VISIBLE CONDENSATION INSIDE DUE DAMPNESS, FROM COLD LENS, SETTLING INSIDE. MODELS 1996-2013 - ALL MODEL. *PE |
| TSB-94-12-88 | 2012-11-09. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. AUDI: CRACKS FORMING IN LENS DUE TO AMOUNT OF TENSION AND IMPROPER INSTALLATION WHICH CAUSES CONDENSATION TO BE SEEN. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR IS INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2008-2013 A3, A4, A5, CABRIOLET. *PE |
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