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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

1666 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TSB-00-13-462013-04-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: A NEW FEATURE, VEHICLE DEPARTURE DEACTIVATION (VDD), HAS BEEN ADDED THAT TURNS OFF ENGINE AND IGNITION WHEN BRAKES NOT PRESSED, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT REMOVED, THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED. MODELS 2013 A6, A7, A8, Q5..
TSB-01-13-682013-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. AUDI: 01 MIL ON, DTC P008700 (RAIL PRESSURE TO LOW) IN ECM. THIS IS CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT SOFTWARE SETTING. *JS
TSB-96-13-482013-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: THE LANE CHANGE ASSISTANT WOULD DEACTIVATE OR WOULD BE SPORADICALLY INOPERATIVE DUE TO SOFTWARE ISSUE WITHIN J769. MODEL 2012-2013 A6, A7. *PE
TSB-37-13-842013-04-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: WOULD HAVE HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING OR HARSH DOWNSHIFTS WHEN BRAKING, TO ADDRESS BOTH CONCERNS, NEW SOFTWARE CALIBRATION FOR TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE. MODELS 2013 A4, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, ALLROAD, Q5, A6/A7, A8, A8L. *PE
TSB-00-13-442013-04-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE. AUDI: CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE START STOP FEATURES THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUCH AS, DOOR OPEN, BRAKE PEDAL NOT PRESSED, WILL TURN OFF ENGINE AND IGNITION. MODEL 2013 A6, A7, A8, Q5. *PE
TSB-46-12-272013-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. AUDI: WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN, THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) ACTIVATES AND THE ENGINE AND IGNITION SHUTS OFF. MODELS 2013 A6, A7, A8, Q5. *PE
TSB-94-12-922012-12-08. 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-94-12-942012-12-06. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES. AUDI: CRACKS ON LOWER HEADLIGHT COVER AND UPPER SECTION BETWEEN QUARTER PANEL AND HOOD, CAUSING WATER TO LEAK AND ACCUMULATE INSIDE, UNDER REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. MODELS 2012-2013 A6. *PE
TSB-48-12-342012-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. AUDI: INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES WITH POWER STEERING WARNING SYMBOL. MODELS 2012-2013 A6, A7, A6, A7. *PE
TSB-48-12-332012-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. AUDI: UNIT CAN NOT BE CODED AFTER REPLACING ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING CONTROL UNITS (J500) VIA SVM SPEC/ACTUAL. MODELS 2011-2013 A4, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, A6, A7. *PE
TSB-46-12-262012-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; PARKING BRAKE. AUDI: INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITH ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) WARNING BUT TURNED OFF WHEN IGNITION HAD CYCLED AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) INOPERATIVE, BUT RESUME AFTER IGNITION HAD CYCLED. MODELS 2011-2013 A4/S4, A5/S5, A5 CABRIOLET, A6, A7, A8 AND Q5. *PE
TSB-43-12-112012-12-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. AUDI: THE CONTROL MODULE, AS A SAFEGUARD, WILL LOWER VEHICLE TO LOWEST POSITION AND ILLUMINATE WARNING LIGHT DUE TO FAILURE OF COMPRESSOR, FOR AIR SUSPENSION OR POOR PERFORMANCE, VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED. MODELS 2004-2008 A6 (C6), 2013 A6 (C7); 2004-2013 A8 (D3-D4); 2013 A7 (C7); 2007-2011 Q7. *PE
TSB-91-12-422012-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: BACK UP CAMERA IMAGE IS INCORRECT OR OFF, TOO BRIGHT, TOO DARK, FUZZY, DISTORTED OR OPAQUE. MODELS AUDI Q5, Q7, A4, A5, A5 CABRIOLET (2009-14), A5, S5 (2008-14), A8 (2010-14) AND A6 (2011-14). *PE
TSB-96-12-342012-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. AUDI: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE GEAR, THE PICTURE OF REARVIEW CAMERA FAILS TO APPEAR, SPORADICALLY. CERTAIN MODELS, CAMERA IMAGE CAN BE RE=ACTIVATED. MODEL YEARS 2008-2013. *PE
TSB-57-12-652012-06-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. AUDI: VEHICLE DOORS CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AND BUT FAILS TO RE-OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, USING DOOR HANDLE. *PE
TSB-96-12-352012-06-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AUDI: INDICATOR LAMP MAY HAVE A SPORADIC SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE LANE CHANGE ASSISTANT TO BE INOPERATIVE OR DISABLE, SPORADICALLY. MODELS A6, A7 MODEL YRS 2012-13. *PE

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