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Audi bulletin A8524272072609_1

What it saysThis bulletin provides information for when there is a whistling noise in the vehicle interior when the HVAC blower is active. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 4, 2024, received Feb 6, 2024, about the visibility/wiper. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). 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 communication

This bulletin provides information for when there is a whistling noise in the vehicle interior when the HVAC blower is active.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Jan 4, 2024 Received by NHTSA Feb 6, 2024 Components Visibility/Wiper

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
A8524272072609_1Service bulletinJan 4, 202410249156PDF, 393 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.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

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 visibility/wiper

Source: same model, same component group

36 other manufacturer communications filed against the Audi Q8 under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
TSB_2020552_15Service bulletinSep 22, 2026This bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning.
TSB_20741717_15Service bulletinAug 11, 2026This bulletin provides information on the GFF test plan required for AC compressor replacements regardless of the concern.
TSB_2067557_2Service bulletinMay 15, 2026This bulletin provides informaiton when the windscreen/rear window washer pump is not working (B126101, B126113).
TSB_2067716_3Service bulletinJan 21, 2026This bulletin provides information when the air conditioner is not working, or has a restricted function; leak at the O-ring.
TSB_2080034_1Service bulletinNov 20, 2025This bulletin provides information when the AC is not workoing; leak on air conditioner compressor.
TSB_2071139_5Service bulletinNov 11, 2025This bulletin provides information when it is not possible to adjust the blower setting; MIB3.
TSB_2041717_14Service bulletinSep 10, 2025This bujlletin provides information regarding the GFF test plan required for A/C compressor replacements regardless of the concern.
TSB_2061922_4Service bulletinApr 14, 2025This TSB provides information on proper documentation for visual complaints regarding the headlights and taillights.

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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Audi, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Audi A8524272072609_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 A8524272072609_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 A8524272072609_1 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Audi Q8, 2024 Audi Q8. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.