Audi bulletin DC_Alternator_2
What it saysSupport for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 5, 2023, received Feb 7, 2023, about the equipment. It names 173 model years (2016–2023). 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 communicationSupport for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC_Alternator_2 | Service bulletin | Jan 5, 2023 | 10230850 | PDF, 511 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 themand 125 more on this site: 2022 Audi A8, 2021 Audi A8, 2020 Audi A8, 2019 Audi A8, 2018 Audi A8, 2017 Audi A8, 2016 Audi A8, 2023 Audi Q3, 2022 Audi Q3, 2021 Audi Q3, 2020 Audi Q3, 2019 Audi Q3, 2018 Audi Q3, 2017 Audi Q3, 2016 Audi Q3, 2022 Audi Q4 e-tron, 2023 Audi Q5, 2022 Audi Q5, 2021 Audi Q5, 2020 Audi Q5, 2019 Audi Q5, 2018 Audi Q5, 2017 Audi Q5, 2016 Audi Q5, 2023 Audi Q7, 2022 Audi Q7, 2021 Audi Q7, 2020 Audi Q7, 2019 Audi Q7, 2018 Audi Q7, 2017 Audi Q7, 2016 Audi Q7, 2023 Audi Q8, 2022 Audi Q8, 2021 Audi Q8, 2020 Audi Q8, 2019 Audi Q8, 2023 Audi R8, 2022 Audi R8, 2021 Audi R8, 2020 Audi R8, 2018 Audi R8, 2017 Audi R8, 2016 Audi R8, 2023 Audi RS, 2022 Audi RS, 2021 Audi RS, 2020 Audi RS, 2019 Audi RS, 2018 Audi RS 3, 2017 Audi RS 3, 2018 Audi RS 5, 2018 Audi RS 7, 2017 Audi RS 7, 2016 Audi RS 7, 2023 Audi S3, 2022 Audi S3, 2021 Audi S3, 2020 Audi S3, 2019 Audi S3, 2018 Audi S3, 2017 Audi S3, 2016 Audi S3, 2023 Audi S4, 2022 Audi S4, 2021 Audi S4, 2020 Audi S4, 2019 Audi S4, 2018 Audi S4, 2016 Audi S4, 2023 Audi S5, 2022 Audi S5, 2021 Audi S5, 2020 Audi S5, 2019 Audi S5, 2018 Audi S5, 2017 Audi S5, 2016 Audi S5, 2023 Audi S6, 2022 Audi S6, 2021 Audi S6, 2020 Audi S6, 2018 Audi S6, 2017 Audi S6, 2016 Audi S6, 2023 Audi S7, 2022 Audi S7, 2021 Audi S7, 2020 Audi S7, 2018 Audi S7, 2017 Audi S7, 2016 Audi S7, 2023 Audi S8, 2022 Audi S8, 2021 Audi S8, 2020 Audi S8, 2018 Audi S8, 2017 Audi S8, 2016 Audi S8, 2023 Audi SQ5, 2022 Audi SQ5, 2021 Audi SQ5, 2020 Audi SQ5, 2019 Audi SQ5, 2018 Audi SQ5, 2017 Audi SQ5, 2016 Audi SQ5, 2023 Audi SQ7, 2022 Audi SQ7, 2021 Audi SQ7, 2020 Audi SQ7, 2023 Audi SQ8, 2022 Audi SQ8, 2021 Audi SQ8, 2020 Audi SQ8, 2023 Audi TT, 2022 Audi TT, 2021 Audi TT, 2020 Audi TT, 2019 Audi TT, 2018 Audi TT Roadster, 2017 Audi TT Roadster, 2016 Audi TT Roadster, 2023 Audi e-tron GT, 2022 Audi e-tron GT.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2021 Audi A3; 2019 Audi R8; 2020 Audi RS 5; 2016 Audi RS5; 2017 Audi RS5; 2017 Audi S4; 2019 Audi S6; 2019 Audi S8.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 165 model years this bulletin names have filed 3,199 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Equipment — 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 2022 Audi A4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V806000 (Equipment, Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
2022 Audi A4 · Equipment · filed with NHTSA Jan 10, 2023 · ODI 11501115
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 equipment
Source: same model, same component group120 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (equipment), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A9124022062466_5 | Service bulletin | Apr 18, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when Apple CarPlay cannot be started using the Wi-Fi connection (Wireless Carplay). |
| A9124992073629_1 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when the Apple CarPlay connection is dropped repeatedly in short intervals. |
| SM 22-2024 | Service bulletin | Mar 29, 2024 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
| SM 21-2024 | Service bulletin | Mar 22, 2024 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
| A9124882073333_2 | Service bulletin | Mar 22, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when the wireless Audi Smartphone interface is inoperable. |
| SM 19-2024 | Service bulletin | Mar 19, 2024 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| A9124872065485_6 | Service bulletin | Mar 13, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when there is interference on telephone calls that is synced with the engine's RPMs. |
| A9124852073333_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 12, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when the Audi Wireless Smartphone interface is inoperable. |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Audi, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi DC_Alternator_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 DC_Alternator_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 DC_Alternator_2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 173 model years: 2023 Audi A3, 2022 Audi A3, 2020 Audi A3, 2019 Audi A3, 2018 Audi A3, 2017 Audi A3 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.