Audi service campaign 51G0
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Mar 4, 2025, received Apr 4, 2025, about the unknown or other — 2 documents under this number: Circular 51G0, Dealer 51G0. It names 4 model years (2018–2019). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationAudi is conducting a study of vehicles that are being operated in parts of the United States known to frequently use road salt during the winter months.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular 51G0 | Service campaign | Mar 4, 2025 | 11016496 | not yet checked |
| Dealer 51G0 | Service campaign | Mar 3, 2025 | 11016498 | not yet checked |
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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi 51G0 a recall?
No. A service campaign 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 51G0 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 51G0 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2019 Audi Q5, 2018 Audi Q5, 2019 Audi SQ5, 2018 Audi SQ5. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.