{"nhtsa_id":10122171,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2014-01-31","document_id":"A001458 2026692-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 00 number 12-43 dated December 21, 2012. If a 2012 - 2015 Audi A8 L W12 arrives at an Audi dealership and requires diagnosis or repair, a Repair Authorization must be obtained. Prior to any repair, a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) ticket must be created for engine and transmission concerns only. Routine maintenance and PDI do not require prior authorization or a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) ticket. These procedures are mandatory until further notice. Warranty repairs without repair authorization via a TAC contact will not be reimbursed.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10122171-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10122171-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122171","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_audi_a8","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":[]}