Audi bulletin A7223482048311_7
What it saysThis bulletin provides a software update for instances where the seat belt positioner is intermittently inoperative. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 1, 2023, received Jul 10, 2023, about the seat belts. It names 16 model years (2018–2023). 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 a software update for instances where the seat belt positioner is intermittently inoperative.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A7223482048311_7 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2023 | 10238178 | PDF, 191 KB |
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 16 model years this bulletin names have filed 214 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Seat Belts — 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 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 seat belts
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (seat belts), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A6924072056421_8 | Service bulletin | Feb 23, 2024 | This bulletin provides information for when there is a seat belt warning, or a pre-sense warning that appears sporadically while driving; DT… |
| AVIN4PIN20231201 | Service bulletin | Dec 1, 2023 | Noise from front door trim panel while driving Low coolant warning in cluster, coolant level is correct Fuel pressure low. DTC P008700 Fr… |
| A6923942056421_7 | Service bulletin | Jul 21, 2023 | This bulletin provides information for when the seat belt or presense warning appears sporadically while driving. |
| A6923922063398_3 | Service bulletin | Jun 30, 2023 | This bulletin provides information for when the seatbelt is hard to latch in the belt buckle. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi A7223482048311_7 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 A7223482048311_7 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 A7223482048311_7 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 16 model years: 2023 Audi A5, 2022 Audi A5, 2021 Audi A5, 2020 Audi A5, 2019 Audi A5, 2018 Audi A5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.