{"nhtsa_id":10124589,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-12-05","date":"2013-08-13","document_id":"Update Bulletin","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"A drain valve was not fitted at the rear on Audi A7 vehicles manufactured within a specific period. This Update is in effect until removed. Procedure is valid only for vehicles that show the 53B6 code in the ElsaWeb Campaign/Action Information screen on the day of repair. Vehicle must be within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Procedure must be performed within the allotted time frame stated in this Technical Service Bulletin. Procedure must be performed on applicable vehicles in dealer inventory prior to sale. A drain valve was not fitted at the rear on Audi A7 vehicles manufactured within a specific period.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10124589-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10124589-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10124589","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_audi_a7","2013_audi_a7"]}],"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":[]}