Audi bulletin TSB_2071893_2
What it saysThis TSB provides damage assessment guidelines for textile seat covers. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 14, 2025, received May 3, 2025, about the seats. It names 218 model years (2016–2025). 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 TSB provides damage assessment guidelines for textile seat covers.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2071893_2 | Service bulletin | Apr 14, 2025 | 11017621 |
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 themand 178 more on this site: 2024 Audi A7, 2023 Audi A7, 2022 Audi A7, 2021 Audi A7, 2020 Audi A7, 2019 Audi A7, 2018 Audi A7, 2017 Audi A7, 2016 Audi A7, 2025 Audi A8, 2024 Audi A8, 2023 Audi A8, 2022 Audi A8, 2021 Audi A8, 2020 Audi A8, 2019 Audi A8, 2018 Audi A8, 2017 Audi A8, 2016 Audi A8, 2018 Audi Allroad, 2016 Audi Allroad, 2025 Audi Q3, 2024 Audi Q3, 2023 Audi Q3, 2022 Audi Q3, 2021 Audi Q3, 2020 Audi Q3, 2019 Audi Q3, 2018 Audi Q3, 2017 Audi Q3, 2016 Audi Q3, 2025 Audi Q5, 2024 Audi Q5, 2023 Audi Q5, 2022 Audi Q5, 2021 Audi Q5, 2020 Audi Q5, 2019 Audi Q5, 2018 Audi Q5, 2017 Audi Q5, 2016 Audi Q5, 2025 Audi Q7, 2024 Audi Q7, 2023 Audi Q7, 2022 Audi Q7, 2021 Audi Q7, 2020 Audi Q7, 2019 Audi Q7, 2018 Audi Q7, 2017 Audi Q7, 2025 Audi Q8, 2024 Audi Q8, 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, 2017 Audi R8 Spyder, 2025 Audi RS, 2024 Audi RS, 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, 2025 Audi RS Q8, 2024 Audi RS Q8, 2023 Audi RS Q8, 2022 Audi RS Q8, 2021 Audi RS Q8, 2020 Audi RS Q8, 2025 Audi S3, 2024 Audi S3, 2023 Audi S3, 2022 Audi S3, 2020 Audi S3, 2019 Audi S3, 2018 Audi S3, 2017 Audi S3, 2016 Audi S3, 2025 Audi S4, 2024 Audi S4, 2023 Audi S4, 2022 Audi S4, 2021 Audi S4, 2020 Audi S4, 2019 Audi S4, 2018 Audi S4, 2016 Audi S4, 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, 2016 Audi S5, 2025 Audi S6, 2024 Audi S6, 2023 Audi S6, 2022 Audi S6, 2021 Audi S6, 2020 Audi S6, 2018 Audi S6, 2017 Audi S6, 2016 Audi S6, 2025 Audi S7, 2024 Audi S7, 2023 Audi S7, 2022 Audi S7, 2021 Audi S7, 2020 Audi S7, 2018 Audi S7, 2017 Audi S7, 2016 Audi S7, 2025 Audi S8, 2024 Audi S8, 2023 Audi S8, 2022 Audi S8, 2021 Audi S8, 2020 Audi S8, 2016 Audi S8, 2025 Audi SQ5, 2024 Audi SQ5, 2023 Audi SQ5, 2022 Audi SQ5, 2021 Audi SQ5, 2020 Audi SQ5, 2019 Audi SQ5, 2018 Audi SQ5, 2017 Audi SQ5, 2016 Audi SQ5, 2025 Audi SQ6 e-tron, 2025 Audi SQ7, 2024 Audi SQ7, 2023 Audi SQ7, 2022 Audi SQ7, 2021 Audi SQ7, 2020 Audi SQ7, 2025 Audi SQ8, 2024 Audi SQ8, 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, 2022 Audi TT RS, 2019 Audi TT RS, 2018 Audi TT RS, 2018 Audi TT Roadster, 2017 Audi TT Roadster, 2016 Audi TT Roadster, 2021 Audi TTS, 2020 Audi TTS, 2023 Audi TTS Coupe, 2022 Audi TTS Coupe, 2019 Audi TTS Coupe, 2018 Audi TTS Coupe, 2017 Audi TTS Coupe, 2016 Audi TTS Coupe.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 218 model years this bulletin names have filed 3,441 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 26 of them name Seats — 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 a 5yr old daughter who sits in the backseat on a booster. The booster meets all safety standards, and is one without a back or head support. The typical booster seat that many parents have for this height and weight of their child. If you look at the diagram, there is no locking position at the normal position of the headrest.
2018 Audi RS 3 · Seats · filed with NHTSA Nov 7, 2017 · ODI 11044149
The contact owns a 2018 Audi A4. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V874000 (Seats, Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
2018 Audi Allroad · Seats · filed with NHTSA Jan 3, 2022 · ODI 11445972
The contact owns a 2019 Audi A5. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V874000 (Seats, Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue.
2019 Audi A5 · Seats · filed with NHTSA Jun 21, 2022 · ODI 11470284
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 seats
Source: same model, same component group8 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (seats), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2071692_6 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2025 | This bulletin provides informaiotn when the seat occupied recognition system, vehicle does not allow shift from position "P" to position "D"… |
| TSB_2079211_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 9, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when the third row of seats does not lock/unlock anymore; seat backrest cannot be folded up or down. |
| TSB_2077228_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2025 | This Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) when a customer reports that there are noi… |
| TSB-2076544_3 | Service bulletin | Feb 26, 2025 | This bulletin provides information about leather care and seat repair. |
| A6924172071692_3 | Service bulletin | Oct 3, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when the vehicle does not allow shift from position "P" to position "D" or "R"; Seat occupied recognition… |
| A7224532060085_6 | Service bulletin | Jan 18, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when the entry assistance for the front seats is inoperative. |
| A7223522062113_5 | Service bulletin | Dec 21, 2023 | This bulletin provides information for when the rear backrest release in the luggage compartment is inoperative. |
| A7223512072225_1 | Service bulletin | Dec 1, 2023 | This bulletin requests that technicians create a record in the Pending Service Solutions database in instances where there is noise from the… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2071893_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 TSB_2071893_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 TSB_2071893_2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 218 model years: 2025 Audi A3, 2024 Audi A3, 2023 Audi A3, 2022 Audi A3, 2020 Audi A3, 2019 Audi A3 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.