Audi bulletin SM 15-2025
What it saysThis special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Feb 25, 2025, received Apr 4, 2025, about the lane departure. It names 60 model years (2016–2026). A manufacturer communication 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 special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM 15-2025 | Other | Feb 25, 2025 | 11016500 |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80A-907-217-H | — | — | |
| 8W0-907-217-J | — | — | |
| 8W7-907-217-J | — | — | |
| 8W7-907-217-G | — | — | |
| 80A-907-217-K | — | — | |
| 8W6-907-217-G | — | — | |
| 8W0-907-217-L | — | — | |
| 8W6-907-217-J | — | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (1 page), 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 themand 16 more on this site: 2022 Audi S4, 2021 Audi S4, 2020 Audi S4, 2019 Audi S4, 2018 Audi S4, 2016 Audi S4, 2026 Audi S5, 2025 Audi S5, 2024 Audi S5, 2023 Audi S5, 2022 Audi S5, 2021 Audi S5, 2020 Audi S5, 2019 Audi S5, 2018 Audi S5, 2017 Audi S5.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2026 Audi A4; 2020 Audi RS 5; 2026 Audi RS 5 Sportback; 2026 Audi S4.
A 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 56 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,269 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 49 of them name Lane Departure — 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.
While driving southbound on near in Mississippi, the advanced driver-assistance systems (lane assist and radar) did not operate as designed. At highway speed, the vehicle gave no warnings, no steering correction, and no radar-based intervention prior to a severe crash. This failure of the safety systems placed my life at extreme risk.
2023 Audi A4 · Lane Departure · filed with NHTSA Sep 16, 2025 · ODI 11687497
I am filing this safety complaint regarding my 2025 Audi S5, VIN . Since taking delivery on , the vehicle has experienced repeated and intermittent malfunctions involving the driver-assistance and steering systems. On numerous occasions, the Lane Departure Warning/Lane Assist system has applied unexpected and excessive steering input.
2025 Audi S5 · Lane Departure · filed with NHTSA Sep 6, 2026 · ODI 11762424
The vehicle software (known as Audi MMI) has been continuously rebooting every 30 seconds after the vehicle is started. This causes the entire dashboard (and entertainment screen) to repeatedly reboot which is very distracting while driving.
2020 Audi S4 · Lane Departure · filed with NHTSA Jul 17, 2025 · ODI 11674215
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 lane departure
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (lane departure), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A9624922061932_7 | Service bulletin | Feb 20, 2024 | This bulletin provides information for when the message "Audi Active Lane Assist/Traffic Jam Assist: malfunction" appears, and DTC U112300 i… |
| A9623872061932_6 | Service bulletin | Oct 16, 2023 | This bulletin provides information for when the message "Audi Active Lane Assist/Traffic Jam Assist: malfunction". |
| A9023292069244_2 | Service bulletin | Jun 12, 2023 | This bulletin provides information for when the intersection assist arrows flicker for a short period after the vehicle has started, or vari… |
| A9123992070572_1 | Service bulletin | Jun 6, 2023 | This bulletin provides a software update for instances when there are multiple driver assistance messages, and DTC B200FF4 is stored in R242… |
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 SM 15-2025 a recall?
No. A manufacturer communication 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 SM 15-2025 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 SM 15-2025 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 60 model years: 2025 Audi A4, 2024 Audi A4, 2023 Audi A4, 2022 Audi A4, 2021 Audi A4, 2020 Audi A4 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.