{"nhtsa_id":10122873,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2017-09-01","document_id":"ATE-17-12","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"To support testing and charging of EFB batteries found in many of our vehicles, Volkswagen Group of America would like to inform you of a required software update for your Midtronics GRX-3000 VAS. If your Midtronics GRX-3000 VAS was purchased prior to July 25, 2017 this software update is a mandatory update and is available for free download immediately through the Midtronics website, website link is included in the detailed instructions below. If you have not purchased a Midtronics GRX-3000 VAS prior to July 25, 2017, you will be receiving one as part of automatic delivery AT-398 as referenced in service circular VSE-17-12. These units will be delivered with the updated software and will not require updating. Distribution will begin August 10, 2017 and should be completed by Sept 8, 2017.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10122873-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10122873-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122873","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},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"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":[]}