Audi bulletin A5124332061645_2
What it saysThis TSB provides information when there are surging noises on the side member due to water ingress. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 19, 2024, received Jan 7, 2025, about the structure. It names 6 model years (2019–2021). 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 TSB provides information when there are surging noises on the side member due to water ingress.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5124332061645_2 | Service bulletin | Dec 19, 2024 | 11012493 |
What the document itself lists
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8W0 899 188 | drain (Figure 5) | — | eBay Motors → |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Audi’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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.
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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 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 234 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Structure — 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.
The contact owns a 2019 Audi SQ5. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the front passenger’s side wheel flare detached. The driver’s side wheel flare was loosened. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired.
2019 Audi SQ5 · Structure · filed with NHTSA May 12, 2025 · ODI 11660370
During a rear end collision, the vehicle, a 2019 Audi Q5, was stopped, stationary, on a city street at a red light. The vehicle was struck in the rear by another vehicle going approx. 30-40 MPH. Both rear seat passengers in the Audi sustained significant injuries.
2019 Audi Q5 · Structure · filed with NHTSA Jan 21, 2020 · ODI 11300984
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 structure
Source: same model, same component group111 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (structure), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2080959_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 18, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the rear lid does not close, and opens again. |
| TSB_2078648_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 18, 2026 | This bulletin provides information about billing for a broken sunroof glass panel. |
| TSB_2079747_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | This bulletin provides information regarding various complaints about front or rear door locks. |
| TSB_2082875_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 14, 2026 | This Pending Service Solution (PSS) requests that technicians enter a record in the PSS databse in instances where the rear lid does not ope… |
| TSB_2073860_2 | Service bulletin | Sep 14, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there are stails/marks on the sill panel trim. |
| TSB_2068999_5 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | This TSB describes a corrosion issue due to outside influence and the prohibition of warranty in these cases. |
| TSB_2083113_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the rear lid does not open or close fully. |
| TSB_2068999_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This TSB describes a corrosion issue due to outside influence and the prohibition of warranty in these cases. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi A5124332061645_2 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 A5124332061645_2 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 A5124332061645_2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2021 Audi Q5, 2020 Audi Q5, 2019 Audi Q5, 2021 Audi SQ5, 2020 Audi SQ5, 2019 Audi SQ5. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.