{"nhtsa_id":10121312,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-10-31","date":"2013-10-07","document_id":"A631305 2035502-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This bulletin is informational only for repairs made to the rear bumper. Under the rear bumper cover, two shields are fitted below the Lane Change Assistance control units. The shields are in place to prevent unwanted reflections from special aftermarket accessories fitted on this vehicle. These reflections can interfere with the function of the Lane Change Assistance system. The shields are in place to prevent unwanted reflections from special aftermarket accessories fitted on this vehicle. These reflections can interfere with the function of the Lane Change Assistance system.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10121312-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10121312-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10121312","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A6","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_a6"]}],"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":[]}