{"nhtsa_id":10121292,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-10-31","date":"2013-10-21","document_id":"A001355 2035581-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Although the correct amount of oil was added to the engine during an oil change service, a check of the oil level shows that the oil level is not okay. When an unapproved aftermarket speed-filling device is used to add oil to a W12 engine, the increased oil flow rate forces oil into the intake manifold or combustion chamber and damages the engine.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10121292-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10121292-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10121292","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_audi_a8","2013_audi_a8","2014_audi_a8"]}],"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":[]}