{"nhtsa_id":10122696,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2012-12-21","document_id":"A001242 2030428-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 00 number 12-37 dated August 13, 2012. If an all-new 2013 Audi A8 4.0T, S6, S7 and S8 arrives at an Audi dealership and requires diagnosis or repair, a Repair Authorization must be obtained. A Technical Assistance Center (TAC) ticket must be created for Engine and Transmission concerns only, prior to any repairs. 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/2012/MC-10122696-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122696-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122696","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_a8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S7","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_audi_s8"]}],"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":[]}