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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

1506 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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A971550 2034863-2017-10-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 37 number 13-18 dated October 16, 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.
A011526 2041120-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). The MIL is on. DTC P042000 and/or P043000 (Catalyst system Bank 1/2, Efficiency below threshold) is stored in the engine control module (ECM), J623 (address word 01). The diagnostic limitations were too narrow.
A011508 2030580-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 01 number 15-06 dated January 16, 2015. The customer complains that the vehicle sporadically cannot be started. The yellow gearbox warning light may be illuminated. DTC P157000 and/or DTC P170100 present in the ECM and the transmission control module, respectively.
A151526 2039995-2017-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. Rattling noises are heard from the timing chain drive for about 1-3 seconds after the first engine start of the day. The noises are caused by one of the upper chain tensioners. The noises do not lead to damage. Improved chain tensioner.
A391515 2028902-2017-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 39 number 14-14 dated May 5, 2014. A squealing, howling, or whistling noise may be heard coming from under the vehicle. The condition is typically noticed when the vehicle is cold (normally below freezing) and is moving at speeds of 5 - 60 mph. The noise is from the intermediate bearing of the propeller shaft.
A371668203000752017-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHEN THERE ARE HARSH GEAR SHIFTS BUT THERE IS NO FAULTS STORED AND YOU CAN DUPLICATE THE CONCERN.
A371664 203486342016-10-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBES HOW TO FLUSH ATF BEFORE REPLACING THE TCM TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE THAT CAUSES DTC P0706.
2030582/42016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2033653/12016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2030580/62016-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2030580/52016-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030580/32016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030582/32016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
2032941/12016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2030582/22016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2032094/22016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2032094/12016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2031444/12016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TSB-37-13-102013-12-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). 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-37-12-382012-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. AUDI: VEHICLE HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION; VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION BUT UNABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER; ENGINE SWITCHED OFF BUT REMOTE CONTROL CAN NOT LOCK WITH ADVANCED KEY; PARK IS NOT RECOGNIZED ELECTRICALLY. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.