Audi bulletin TSB_2077228_1
What it saysThis Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) when a customer reports that there are noises from 2nd row seat while driving. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 11, 2025, received Apr 4, 2025, about the seats. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). 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 Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) when a customer reports that there are noises from 2nd row seat while driving.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2077228_1 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2025 | 11016558 |
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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 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 purchased a new 2025 Audi Q3 8/18/25 and immediately experienced a potential safety issue with the driver’s seat. The seat structure did not provide stable or secure support, which affected my ability to maintain proper posture and full control of the vehicle while driving.
2025 Audi Q3 · Seats · filed with NHTSA Dec 9, 2025 · ODI 11704041
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 group3 other manufacturer communications filed against the Audi Q3 under the same component group (seats), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2071893_2 | Service bulletin | Apr 14, 2025 | This TSB provides damage assessment guidelines for textile seat covers. |
| TSB-2076544_3 | Service bulletin | Feb 26, 2025 | This bulletin provides information about leather care and seat repair. |
| 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_2077228_1 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_2077228_1 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_2077228_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Audi Q3, 2024 Audi Q3. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.