{"nhtsa_id":10124790,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-12-05","date":"2014-09-18","document_id":"AVT-14-18","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Supersedes ATE-11-25 due to updated title and information. Due to their function as diagnostic tools, VAS diagnostic laptop and tablet devices are equipped with a proprietary Windows® 7 operating system. The key feature is the use of a partitioned hard drive for system recovery. In the event of operating system malfunctions due to lost or corrupt files, system recovery must be performed using the proprietary data stored on the partitioned hard drive.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10124790-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10124790-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10124790","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","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":[]}