{"nhtsa_id":10123838,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-17","date":"2013-06-22","document_id":"AVT-13-06","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VAS-PC Audi Brand DVD V19.48.00, (Technical Literature ordering number A48.5001.21.21) is being shipped to all Audi dealers. Hardware problems during the installation of new Brand DVDs are minimized if users regularly perform the Windows hard disc maintenance utility ?chkdsk?. If your device has never had hard disc maintenance performed via the Windows ?chkdsk? utility, please perform this maintenance prior to installation of this Brand update, and ensure that it be performed on a regular basis to ensure reliable software functions. Brand DVD V19.48.00 must only be installed on VAS-PC testers that were previously updated with Base V19.01.01. After installation of the Brand DVD, all stored Diagnosis Jobs are erased; therefore complete work beforehand if required. DO NOT install the Brand DVD V19.48.00 on VAS 5051A or 5052 testers.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10123838-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10123838-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10123838","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["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":[]}