Audi bulletin TSB_2080126_1
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when there is a noise from the fuel line. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 1, 2025, received Jan 7, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 12 model years (2016–2020). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThis bulletin provides information when there is a noise from the fuel line.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2080126_1 | Service bulletin | Dec 1, 2025 | 11027342 |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 12 model years this bulletin names have filed 318 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 64 of them name Fuel/Propulsion System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
A) Audi of central houston sold US 2018 S3 on aug13, 2018 with: 1) delaminating windshield creating a major safety hazard 2) defective wiper function nb: windshield was replacement on dec 31, 2019 when we had actually requested replacement of the vehicle with another brand new vehicle b) Audi of north america (through its dealer) has: 1)…
2018 Audi S3 · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jan 9, 2019 · ODI 11166151
Unable to fill the vehicle with fuel normally, with the nozzle clicking off repeatedly, required trickle of fuel to partially fill tank. Same day system failure under normal driving conditions with fuel leak spraying fuel from the gas tank and overflowing under excessive pressure creating serious risk of injury or death due to fire or…
2019 Audi RS · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Oct 16, 2024 · ODI 11620220
Where do I start? We have taken this car into the Audi dealership four times due to the engine. Overheating and being almost stranded in the middle of nowhere with it because oil was needing to be added to the engine all the time and after charging us hundreds and hundreds of dollars to do to plug in Their service computer system they…
2016 Audi S3 · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Feb 5, 2023 · ODI 11505674
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2081573_4 | Service bulletin | Jul 13, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. |
| TSB_2081573_3 | Service bulletin | Jul 2, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. |
| TSB_2078916_3 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the fuel tank cap seal is leaking; DTC P044200, P045600 and/ or P00EF00 in stored in the ECM. |
| TSB_2079461_3 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the DTC P014800 or P008700 stored in ECM; Fuel System. |
| TSB_2079461_2 | Service bulletin | Nov 19, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the DTC P014800 or P008700 stored in ECM; Fuel System. |
| TSB_2078916_2 | Service bulletin | Oct 29, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the fuel tank cap seal is leaking; DTC P044200, P045600 and/ or P00EF00 in stored in the ECM. |
| TSB_2079461_1 | Service bulletin | Oct 14, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the DTC P014800 or P008700 stored in ECM; Fuel System. |
| TSB_2070211_5 | Service bulletin | Oct 14, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the EPC light is on; Fuel level sender DTC B10581B, B103E1B resistance too high. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2080126_1 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the TSB_2080126_1 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does TSB_2080126_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 12 model years: 2020 Audi A3, 2019 Audi A3, 2018 Audi A3, 2017 Audi A3, 2016 Audi A3, 2020 Audi RS and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.