Audi bulletin A9124422074928_1
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when there is an emergency call fault/red emetency call LED with DTC B129B13, B129C13. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 29, 2024, received Sep 6, 2024, about the electrical system — 2 documents under this number. It names 6 model years (2023–2024). 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 an emergency call fault/red emetency call LED with DTC B129B13, B129C13.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A9124422074928_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2024 | 11007344 | |
| A9124422074928_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 29, 2024 | 11007263 |
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 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 6 of them name Electrical 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.
Audi’s wireless charging pad in 2021–2024 A4/A5/Q5 models: •Overheats the phone •Triggers a thermal radio throttle •iPhone temporarily disables Bluetooth hardware •Audi MMI sees that and throws: “Bluetooth function is currently unavailable.” •Wireless CarPlay collapses because it needs Bluetooth + WiFi Direct •Audio goes dead along with…
2024 Audi A5 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 25, 2025 · ODI 11701394
After fueling, MPG was 370 and dropped to 325 within one minute. Same night, vehicle began to jerk back and forth and cluster stated "Drive system: malfunction! Please contact Service." Took to dealership next morning and service stated fuel pump codes popped up. The vehicle is just leased and only has 1,000 miles
2024 Audi A5 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 19, 2024 · ODI 11578180
The contact owns a 2024 Audi A5. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and started, the vehicle unexpectedly surged forward. The contact stated that occasionally the vehicle started independently without driver input. Additionally, the air condition was blowing warm air instead of cold air.
2024 Audi A5 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 16, 2026 · ODI 11744582
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group781 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2082223_5 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information regarding software update KD2* 03.11.00/C (28.14.01). |
| TSB_2081477_7 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides an overview of the combined software updates for cluster 3; PPE/PPC. |
| TSB_2080988_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the rear lid only opens/clolses slightly and then stops. |
| TSB_2080076_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is an engine warning lamp on; DTC P157000 is logged in the ECM. |
| TSB_2079976_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is occasionally audio output for entertainment when the vehicle is started. |
| TSB_2079975_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides informaiton when the sound output pauses automatically after starting the vehicle. |
| TSB_2079974_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulleitn provides informaiton when there is a translucent rectangle covering the center display. |
| TSB_2079972_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the time does not autmotically update when daylight savings time begins or ends. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi A9124422074928_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 A9124422074928_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 A9124422074928_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2024 Audi A5, 2023 Audi A5, 2024 Audi RS, 2023 Audi RS, 2024 Audi S5, 2023 Audi S5. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.