{"nhtsa_id":10122747,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2012-10-22","document_id":"AVT-12-24","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Supersedes AVT-11-20 due to addition of ODIS Service to software reinstallation section. As of July 2010, Microsoft no longer supports the Windows 2000® operating system. As a result, all VAS 5051B in service must be upgraded to Windows XP®. Use VAS 5051B Recovery DVD V2.0 to upgrade the operating system from Windows 2000® to Windows XP®, and also to recover the operating system if subsequently corrupted. These instructions were validated using US/CDN market devices and software. The various operating manuals included with diagnostic software may contain information that is not applicable to the US/CDN market. For system recovery etc., the instructions provided here take precedent.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122747-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122747-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122747","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"AUDI","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"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":[]}