Service bulletins for the 2003 Audi A6
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.
138 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB-38-09-01 | 2010-03-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). AUDI: VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. ATF PUMP BORDER BUSHING MAY FAIL AND CAUSE A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ATF PUMP IS INCORPORATED IN THE VALVE BODY. THE PUMP IS NOT A SERVICEABLE PART. IMPROVED ATF PUMP INCORPORATED IN THE VALVE BODY FROM 1/04 VEHICLE PRODUCTION. *PE |
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| 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 |
| TSB-17-07-12 | 2010-02-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. AUDI: ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IS BELOW SPECIFIED VALUE. OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT MIGHT BE ILLUMINATED OR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. REPAIRS INCLUDE REPLACING THE OIL PUMP MODULE. *PE |
| TSB-94-07-15 | 2010-02-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. AUDIO: EXTERIOR LIGHTS, MOISTURE ACCUMULATION. CONDENSATION IS VISIBLE ON THE INSIDE OF HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, SIDE MARKER LIGHTS, FRONT TURN SIGNAL OR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT LENS. DAMP AIR SETTLES ON THE INSIDE OF A COLD LENS, WHICH CREATES CONDENSATION. *PE |
| SB-37-09-06 | 2010-02-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). AUDI: SWITCHING ON THE HEADLIGHTS CAUSES A LOW VOLTAGE, WHICH LEADS TO THE FAILURE OF THE DIAGNOSIS SIGNAL OF THE GEAR LEVER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE TCM RECOGNIZES A FAULT IN THE GEAR LEVER ELECTRONICS AND STORES DTC P753. *PE |
| TSB-01-08-33 | 2009-05-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT(SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ITS A PROCESS TO UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING IN FLASHABLE (REPROGRAMMABLE) CONTROL MODULES AND/OR TO DOCUMENT CHANGES IN SOFTWARE LEVELS IN ALL AUDI VEHICLES. *PE |
| TSB-45-08-04 | 2009-02-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. AUDI: ABS ACTIVATES DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION . CONTROL NOISES ARE HEARD FROM THE ABS UNIT AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. *PE |
| TSB-44-08-14 | 2009-02-21. Service bulletin. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. AUDI: WHEEL BOLTS REQUIRE TORQUE ADJUSTMENT. TORQUE STICKS AND TORQUE EXTENSION BARS ARE NOT APPROVED BY AUDI OF AMERICA, INC. AND SHOULD NOT BE USED TO APPLY TORQUE TO WHEEL BOLTS. ALL AUDI MODELS INCLUDED. *PE |
| 2012749-2 | 2008-09-03. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. EXTERIOR LIGHTS, MOSITURE ACCUMULATION. *PE |
| AWA-08-03 | 2008-07-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN 2001-2004 AUDI MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. CSC WAS RECEIVED *PE |
| AWA-08-04 | 2008-07-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN 2001-2004 MODEL YEAR AUDI VEHICLES. *PE |
| 0715 | 2008-02-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. EXTERIOR LIGHTS, MOISTURE ACCUMULATION. *NJ |
| 940711 | 2007-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. HEADLIGHT RANGE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ON. HEADLIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *KB |
| 370710 | 2007-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MIL ON, AND/OR MULTITRONIC TRANSMISSION IN EMERGENCY RUNNING MODE (DTC P0706 OR P1793 IN TCM). *KB |
| 20036582 | 2007-07-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOSES POWER OR WILL NOT MOVE AFTER STOP. *KB |
| 20056243 | 2007-07-06. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHT AIMING, USING HELLA UNIVERSAL BEAMSETTER. *KB |
| 380704 | 2007-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. *KB |
| 380702 | 2007-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT 10 TO 50% THROTTLE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, SOMETIMES WITH FLUCUATING ENGINE SPEED. *KB |
| 09012006 | 2007-01-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION COILS MAY FAIL CAUSING A ROUGH IDLE OR REDUCED DRIVING POWER COULD OCCUR. *KB |
| 0601 | 2006-02-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT 10 TO 50% THROTTLE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, SOMETIMES WITH FLUCTUATING ENGINE SPEED. *TT |
| 0526 | 2005-12-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 0402 | 2005-12-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LEAKS FROM UPPER ENGINE AREAS, DIAGNOSTIC GUIDELINES. *TT |
| 0505 | 2005-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. COOLANT LEAKAGE AROUND AUXILIARY COOLANT PUMP. COOLANT LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED. *TT |
| 320501 | 2005-11-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. MIL ILLUMINATED, DTC 17125 STORED IN TRANSMISSION FAULT MEMORY-NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERN. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE OR STUCK OFF STORED IN TRANSMISSION FAULT MEMORY. *SC |
| 190504 | 2005-07-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR IS DIAGNOSED TO BE LEAKING AND INTENDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.