Audi bulletin TSB_2034143_11
What it saysThis Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center before proceeding with any brake repairs on vehicles with Cceramic brakes. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 16, 2025, received Jan 7, 2026, about the service brakes. It names 40 model years (2019–2026). 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 Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center before proceeding with any brake repairs on vehicles with Cceramic brakes.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2034143_11 | Service bulletin | Dec 16, 2025 | 11027374 |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2025 Audi E-Tron GT.
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 39 model years this bulletin names have filed 63 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Service Brakes — 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.
I have had multiple instances of brake failure while driving this car and it is to a point where I've been directed by my attorney to not drive the vehicle anymore. First instance of possible serious injury or death occurred on 1/15/2024: I brought the vehicle in to Audi of Iowa City because the brakes did not feel reliable.
2023 Audi RS e-tron GT · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jul 12, 2024 · ODI 11601479
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group58 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2077435_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there are cracks on the friction ring surface on ceramic brake discs. |
| TSB_2069904_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds. |
| TSB_2069078_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only). |
| TSB_2067132_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is corrosion on the friction survace of steel brake discs. |
| TSB_2075120_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides information about the general approach for brake vibration concerns. |
| TSB_2072304_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is an ABS/ESC speed sensor implausible signal. |
| TSB_2081760_1 | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2026 | This bulletin provides informaiton when the ABS/ESP intervenes early at low speeds. |
| TSB_2069904_2 | Service bulletin | Oct 22, 2025 | This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds. |
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 TSB_2034143_11 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 TSB_2034143_11 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 TSB_2034143_11 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 40 model years: 2023 Audi R8, 2022 Audi R8, 2021 Audi R8, 2020 Audi R8, 2026 Audi RS, 2025 Audi RS and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.