Audi bulletin TSB_2072716_6
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when there is oil residue on the cylinder head cover in vehicles equppied with 4cyl. 2.0 engine. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 10, 2025, received May 3, 2025, about the engine. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). 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 there is oil residue on the cylinder head cover in vehicles equppied with 4cyl. 2.0 engine.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2072716_6 | Service bulletin | Apr 10, 2025 | 11017622 |
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 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 240 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 43 of them name Engine — 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.
2022 Audi Q5 (VIN: ). Engine lubrication system failure — persistent abnormal oil consumption across two separate engines over 14 months. Beginning March 2025, the low engine oil warning light began activating repeatedly, sometimes after as few as 300 miles.
2022 Audi Q5 · Engine · filed with NHTSA May 30, 2026 · ODI 11740979
Total engine failure at ~13.5k miles. 2 out of 4 cylinders and pistons failed, found damage on cylinder walls. Cylinder pressure too high. Failed cylinder leak down test and pressure test. Metal shavings found in oil filter and housing
2023 Audi Q5 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Sep 17, 2025 · ODI 11687879
My 2024 Audi Q5 plug-in hybrid (VIN ) has twice lost accelerator response when transitioning from battery power to gasoline power. In both events, the warning message displayed was: “Drive system: malfunction!
2024 Audi Q5 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 28, 2026 · ODI 11727662
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group123 other manufacturer communications filed against the Audi Q5 under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2079927_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the exhaust emissions warning lamp lights up; DTC P050A; 2.0 ltr 4-cyl. |
| TSB_2083393_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the starter/generator drive belt is noisy or came off. |
| TSB_2069531_2 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the MIL is on, EVAP pressure/temp sensor incorrect DTC displayed: P202400, P045000, P045200, P24D600… |
| TSB_2083287_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 18, 2026 | This Pending Service Solution (PSS) requests that technicians create a record in the PSS database when DTC P001400 camshaft position is stor… |
| TSB_2079917_2 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the engine can only be started with a delay; 2.0 ltr. 4 cyl. TFSI. |
| TSB_2074640_3 | Service bulletin | Jun 26, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is increased oil consumption; >0.5ltr/1000 km. |
| TSB_2080446_3 | Service bulletin | Jun 25, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the exhaust emissions warning lamp lights up in the instrument cluster; DTC PC01C400… |
| TSB_2082335_1 | Service bulletin | Jun 24, 2026 | This Pending Service Solution (PSS) requests that technicians create a record in the PSS database when DTC P01C400 (symptom) 46314 is stored… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2072716_6 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_2072716_6 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_2072716_6 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 Audi Q5, 2023 Audi Q5, 2022 Audi Q5, 2021 Audi Q5. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.