Audi bulletin TSB_2074899_3
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when there are clacking noises during load changes/when changing direction. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 30, 2025, received Jul 8, 2025, about the power train. It names 1 model year (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 are clacking noises during load changes/when changing direction.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2074899_3 | Service bulletin | Jun 30, 2025 | 11020377 |
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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
My Audi Q4 Etron has had this issue since it was new. The car has a sensor as part of the drivers seat. Once you sit in the seat the car turn on and you can start driving.
2024 Audi Q4 e-tron · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 7, 2026 · ODI 11729780
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against the Audi Q4 e-tron under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2074899_6 | Service bulletin | Sep 23, 2026 | This bulletin prolvides information when there are clacking noises during load changes/when changing direction. |
| TSB_2074899_5 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides informaoitn when there are clacking noises during load changes/when changing direction; Gearbox UYX. |
| TSB_2074808_4 | Service bulletin | May 6, 2026 | The high-voltage batteries in electric vehicles are subject to various ageing effects which could lead to the energy content… |
| TSB_2074808_3 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2025 | This bulletin provides additoinal information to assist in determining the energy content of lithium-ion high-voltage batteries. |
| TSB_2060560_4 | Service bulletin | Jul 30, 2025 | This bulletin providesi nformation when various DTCs are stored; high maximum temperature recorded for clutch K1. |
| TSB_2074899_4 | Service bulletin | Jul 18, 2025 | This TSB provides information when there are clacking noises during load changes/changing direction. |
| A9325532074899_2 | Service bulletin | Jan 23, 2025 | This bulletin provides information when there are clacking noises during load changes/when changing direction… |
| A4224592068250_4 | Service bulletin | Nov 21, 2024 | This bulletin provides information when there is a booming noise from the rear of the vehicle while in motion, depending on the vehicle spee… |
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_2074899_3 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_2074899_3 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_2074899_3 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Audi Q4 e-tron. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.