Audi bulletin TSB_2079681_2
What it saysThis bulletin provides a software update for MMI, ConBox for MIB3 vehicles. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 1, 2025, received Jan 7, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 26 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 bulletin provides a software update for MMI, ConBox for MIB3 vehicles.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2079681_2 | Service bulletin | Dec 1, 2025 | 11027335 |
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 26 model years this bulletin names have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 29 of them name Electrical System — 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.
My 2025 Audi RS3 unexpectedly shifts into park and engages the electronic parking brake while the vehicle is in motion at low speeds. This issue has occurred multiple times, has been documented on at least nine occasions, and has undergone four (4) separate service attempts within the first 900 miles. The issue remains unresolved.
2025 Audi RS · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Apr 1, 2026 · ODI 11728422
The car started with charging issues, Audi said they performed an update that was supposed to fix the problems however they did not complete the update like stated. . The car on 2 occasions while driving MMI screen went blank almost caused me to crash. There was no indication or warnings I took it in again where it’s still at. .
2025 Audi A6 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 29, 2026 · ODI 11714296
Our electrical system is going craze. The electronic door handles will lock us in and out of the car, the instrument cluster will black out for periods, safety sensors go off at random, other screens in car will black out leaving controls in operable, and wireless car charger will heat the phone so hot that we have been burnt.
2024 Audi SQ8 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 21, 2026 · ODI 11726024
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group802 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2082223_5 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information regarding software update KD2* 03.11.00/C (28.14.01). |
| TSB_2081477_7 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides an overview of the combined software updates for cluster 3; PPE/PPC. |
| TSB_2080988_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the rear lid only opens/clolses slightly and then stops. |
| TSB_2076899_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 30, 2026 | This bulleti provides information when the message "Parking systems: fault" appears, DTC B200044. |
| TSB_2081155_3 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | This Pending Service Solution (PSS) requests that technicians create a record in the PSS data base in instances when the vehicle cannot be u… |
| TSB_2076135_9 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the driver assist systems cause intervention by active front assist. |
| TSB_2078471_6 | Service bulletin | Sep 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the digital key cannot be deleted. |
| TSB_2083387_1 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | This bulletin provides information regarding setup in the Audi Connect app for digital key. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2079681_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_2079681_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_2079681_2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 26 model years: 2025 Audi A6, 2024 Audi A6, 2025 Audi A7, 2024 Audi A7, 2025 Audi A8, 2024 Audi A8 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.