Audi bulletin TSB_2068460_7
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when the air conditioner does not work, there is no cooling output; P053000, P251500 stored in C5. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 12, 2025, received Oct 3, 2025, about the visibility/wiper. It names 13 model years (2020–2022). 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 the air conditioner does not work, there is no cooling output; P053000, P251500 stored in C5.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2068460_7 | Service bulletin | Sep 12, 2025 | 11023751 |
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 13 model years this bulletin names have filed 313 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Visibility/Wiper — 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.
If the vehicle is left outside in the sun, the backup camera and/or side cameras stop working. It happens very often, but it’s unpredictable. Because if very bad read visibility, reversing in this car is impossible without the backup camera
2022 Audi RS e-tron GT · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Oct 18, 2024 · ODI 11620604
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 group80 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2020552_15 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2026 | This bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning. |
| TSB_20741717_15 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides information on the GFF test plan required for AC compressor replacements regardless of the concern. |
| TSB_2067557_2 | Service bulletin | May 15, 2026 | This bulletin provides informaiton when the windscreen/rear window washer pump is not working (B126101, B126113). |
| TSB_2081505_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the air conditioning is not working or restricted vehicle operation. |
| TSB_2081407_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 20, 2026 | This bulletin procides informaiotn when the air condition contol console is locked and heating is activated automatcially. |
| TSB_2080917_1 | Service bulletin | Feb 6, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the air conditioner does not cool the inbterior, or the cooling output is insufficient. |
| TSB_2073599_4 | Service bulletin | Jan 28, 2026 | This TSB provides repair guidance in cases where the cooling fans are obstructed with road debris. |
| TSB_2067716_3 | Service bulletin | Jan 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the air conditioner is not working, or has a restricted function; leak at the O-ring. |
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_2068460_7 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_2068460_7 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_2068460_7 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 13 model years: 2022 Audi A7, 2021 Audi A7, 2021 Audi A8, 2020 Audi A8, 2022 Audi Q4 e-tron, 2022 Audi Q5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.