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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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A011868 2048391-2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. This bulletin contains a software update to correct a MIL on with DTC P033300, P132200, P132400, and/or P032800.
Email-TDI Virtua2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TDI Virtual Closing Resources
Email-2.0L TDI a2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. 2.0L TDI and 3.0L TDI Extended Emissions Warranty On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Coverage Questions
AWC-18-052018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This communication asks dealers to contact Audi Warranty if they have any questions about the extended warranty coverage for 2.0L and 3.0L TDI vehicles.
ATU_Engine_Janua2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 4.0T Locating cause for coolant loss, known causes, corrections and TSB review
A701866 2038029_2018-05-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This bulletin contains repair instructions for various squeaks and/or rattles that are heard from the roof area on vehicles equipped with pananormic sunroof.
A171893 2040644_2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). This bulletin provides repair instructions on diagnosing and replacing a leak in the crankcase breather module.
A011855 2045673_2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides instructions regarding an SVM update needed when a DTC is stored in the engine control module.
Scheduled Mainte2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Major Maintenance Section: CHANGED: "(except Audi A3 e-tron)" to (Audi A3 etron only)" at the end of "Cooling system for electrical components: Check coolant level according to description in ElsaPro" ADDED: "(except A3 e-tron)" at the end of "Cooling system - Check coolant level and add coolant if necessary"
Scheduled Mainte2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Major Maintenance Section: REMOVED: "Rollover protection: Check function with soft top down (Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet only)" (Already listed under Time-Sensitive Maintenance Items)
A911759 20405792018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This technical service bulletin provides software update instructions for resolving an error that causes the error message: "navigation data is invalid".
A171789 20406442018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. This bulletin provides repair instructions on diagnosing and replacing a leak in the crankcase breather module.
A011747 20484112018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when a 4.0 liter engine has a MIL on, the engine may be limited to 4,000rpm, and there are DTCs about the intake manifold flap adjustment.
A011744 20491532018-04-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This bulletin contains continued instructions after completing 2041097.
Email-TDI Virtua2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. E-mail - TDI Virtual Closing Training Reminder
Email-AdBlue par2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This email clarifies which part numbers dealers can use for refilling AdBlue.
Email-2.0L & 3.02018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Email-2.0L & 3.0L TDI AEM ECR Replacement Labels
Circular-Emissio2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. 3.0 TDI vehicles were equipped with undisclosed Auxiliary Emission Control Devices which are not permitted by emissions regulations. Revised legal approved copy.
AWC 18-042018-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This communication is a reminder to dealers that they must refill vehicle fuel tank after AEM.
AWA-18-052018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This communication provides coding instructions for AdBlue refills after the AEM is performed.
A011854 2046724_2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains a software update to address occasional stalling or running erratically without a DTC. Occasional "System too rich" entries.
A011852 2050329_2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains repair instructions for when the MIL is on and there are one of several DTCs stored in the ECM.
E-mail 3.0L TDI2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. E-mail - 3.0L TDI Gen 2 Emissions Compliant Repair (ECR) Approval
Customer Letter2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 3.0L TDI Gen 2-PC_Customer letter
Booklet - 3.0L T2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 3.0L TDI Gen 2-PC_Booklet

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