{"nhtsa_id":10118398,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-10-04","date":"2016-03-31","document_id":"A191669 2043770-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"The MIL is on due to DTC P218100 being stored in the ECM. The coolant temperature gauge does not work, the vehicle does not reach operating temperature, and the cooling fan runs constantly. The coolant temperature control sends an implausible signal. The coolant thermostat does not work.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10118398-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10118398-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10118398","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":["P2181"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8","year_from":2008,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_audi_r8","2009_audi_r8","2010_audi_r8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 GT SPYDER","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 SPYDER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"R8 SPYDER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2015,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}