Service bulletins for the 2009 Audi A8
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.
452 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB-94-12-83 | 2012-09-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. AUDI: THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS WARNING FOR HEADLIGHT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL MODULE. *PE |
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| TSB-94-12-76 | 2012-09-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS THE WARNING FOR THE DYNAMIC HEADLIGHT RANGE CONTROL. *PE |
| TSB-94-12-82 | 2012-08-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATES SHOWING HEADLIGHT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL, WHICH MAY HAVE FAULTY CONTROL UNIT. MODELS A8, A6 AND AUDI Q7 (2008-13). *PE |
| TSB-96-12-34 | 2012-06-18. 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-30-11-10 | 2012-03-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). AUDI: CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WITH THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONING, BURNT SMELL OR NOT RETURNING TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *PE |
| TSB-94-11-56 | 2012-02-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. AUDI: ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 TO 2013 VEHICLES, DURING ADJUSTMENT OR REMOVAL, BRAKE LIGHT SENSORS BEING REPLACED ARE DAMAGED, PREVENTING PROPER ANALYSIS. *PE |
| SA-19H1 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SEAL INSIDE THE COOLANT PUMP CAN WEAR OUT AND LEAK COOLANT. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *RM UPDATED ON 06/27/2011. *KB |
| SA-19H1-10 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. APOLOGY LETTER ABOUT THE WATER PUMP CAMPAIGN AND WARRANTY INFORMATION. *RM |
| SA-19H1-08 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. APOLOGY LETTER ABOUT THE WATER PUMP CAMPAIGN AND WARRANTY INFORMATION. *RM |
| SA-48326 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. APOLOGY LETTER ABOUT THE WATER PUMP CAMPAIGN AND WARRANTY INFORMATION. *RM |
| SA-US-06 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. APOLOGY LETTER ABOUT THE WATER PUMP CAMPAIGN. *RM |
| SA-19H1-F1 | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE COOLANT PUMP MAY LEAK. *RM |
| TSB-38-11-05 | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WHEN COLD OR NO DRIVE ON FIRST ENGAGEMENT. *RM |
| TSB-94-10-38 | 2011-02-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. AUDI: DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLES WITH XENON HEADLIGHTS. THE THUMB WHEEL OR OPTION FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS TURNED OFF BY MISTAKE. *PE |
| TSB-00-10-02 | 2011-02-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. AUDI: SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. DETAILING THE GENERAL PROCESS FOR CARRYING OUT A SOFTWARE VERSION MANAGEMENT (SVM) SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ANY TSB OR REQUIRED VEHICLE UPDATE (RVU). TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION IS INCLUDED. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-13 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE; ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 (RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED); DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL.12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-01-10-09 | 2011-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: MIL ON; ROUGH IDLE, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED-DTC P0300 RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINER MISFIRE DETECTED; DTC P0301-0312 (CYL. 1 MISFIRE DETECTED-CYL. 12 MISFIRE DETECTED); ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER OR STALLING. *PE |
| TSB-43-09-10 | 2010-08-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM; SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. AUDI: SELF LEVELING COMPRESSOR INOPERATIVE. SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI; COMPRESSOR FOR SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF POOR PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE OF COMPRESSOR FOR AIR SUSPENSION, VEHICLE POSITION CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. *PE |
| TSB-24-09-28 | 2010-08-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. AUDI: MIL ON AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS ARE STORED INTHE ECM DATA MEMORY-P310B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM REGULATION, FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE TOLERANCE); P129F OR P008B (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO HIGH); P129F OR P008A (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO LOW); P2540 (LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, PRESSURE OUT OF RANGE; AND P0087 (RAIL FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM, PRESSURE TOO LOW). *PE |
| 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-24-09-08 | 2009-12-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. AUDI: ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH POSSIBLE MIL/EPC ON (P0087, P0088, P310B). ENGINE DOESN'T START. THE FOLLOWING DTC ENTRIES MAY BE LOGGED IN THE FAULT MEMORY INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION: FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW-P0087; FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO HIGH-P0088; LOW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATION, FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE OF TOLERANCE-P310B. *PE |
| TSB-43-08-16 | 2009-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM; SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. AUDI: THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED ANY MORE WITH THE MMI. THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE SELF LEVELING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. *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-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 |
| TSB-43-08-15 | 2009-02-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. AUDI: AIR SUSPENSION OPERATIVE (DTC 1577). COMPRESSOR SWITCH OFF DUE TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE, SPORADIC) IS STORED IN THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS DTC DOES NOT INDICATE A COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. *PE |
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