Audi bulletin TSB_2078939_1
What it saysThis bulletin provides information when there DTC P218500 is stored in temerature sender G83. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 15, 2025, received Sep 4, 2025, about the visibility/wiper. It names 10 model years (2021–2025). 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 bulletin provides information when there DTC P218500 is stored in temerature sender G83.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2078939_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 15, 2025 | 11022689 |
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 10 model years this bulletin names have filed 78 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.
I was driving up a clear road, heard and exploding sound and witnessed my drivers side window shatter. The glass that was not protected by tint, I could hear crumbling into the frame. I could not see out of my window and thankfully did not swerve due to scare of the explosion sound.
2024 Audi A5 · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Jun 24, 2024 · ODI 11596209
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 group38 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_2080019_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the AC system does not work; AC button automatically deactivates itself immediately. |
| 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_2079245_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 5, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the windshield washer does not work. |
| 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_2079245_2 | Service bulletin | Feb 18, 2026 | This bulleti provides information when the windshield washer does not work. |
| TSB_2080019_3 | Service bulletin | Jan 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the AC button automitically deactives itself immediately. |
| 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_2078939_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_2078939_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_2078939_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 10 model years: 2025 Audi A4, 2024 Audi A4, 2023 Audi A4, 2022 Audi A4, 2021 Audi A4, 2025 Audi A5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.