Audi bulletin TSB_2081477_5
What it saysThis bulletin provides in overview of the combined software update. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 26, 2026, received Sep 4, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 9 model years (2025–2026). 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 in overview of the combined software update.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2081477_5 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | 11036941 | not found |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 58 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.
UPDATE TO EXISTING COMPLAINT #11717767: On 2/24/2026, the Audi dealer performed a diagnosis and confirmed in writing on the attached official Repair Order that the vehicle is designed to intentionally blank out the instrument cluster and speedometer for 30-60 seconds during an MMI reset, which they acknowledge is a safety hazard while…
2025 Audi SQ6 e-tron · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 27, 2026
Drive Train suffered a life threatening loss of propulsion on a main highway . My safety was at risk due to the losing propulsion leaving me in the middle of the highway in an unsafe vehicle. Multiple communication-module fault codes. Dealer has acknowledged these issues. there were warning lights and multiple messages after
2026 Audi A6 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 22, 2026
I was making a left hand turn at an intersection with no cars in immediate proximity to my car and the emergency braking system activated violently causing the car to shut off. The pre sense light came on the dashboard. This happened 3 different times. I went to Freehold Audi and they stated the pre sense was doing its job.
2025 Audi S5 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 21, 2026
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 group888 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_2083135_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information for new Key User pairing for all PPX vehicles with Audi connect. |
| TSB_2078794_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the digital key cannot be adapted. |
| TSB_2083124_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides infomriaont when there are various faults, and no DoIO diagnosis. |
| TSB_2082976_2 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides general information about the current tpp issues for Audi connect. |
| TSB_2077331_6 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when Digital Key activation cannot be completed with Audi connect. |
| TSB_2083116_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is a parking aid fault when the combustion engine is running, DTC DA0009 is stored. |
| TSB_2069331_8 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2026 | This bulletin provides informaitn when there is a warning messsage; "Instrument cluster: fault. Limited warning messages. Please contact wor… |
| TSB_2081656_2 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when central locking is not working; DTC B147611 or B147711 in diagnostic address 0009. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2081477_5 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_2081477_5 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_2081477_5 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 9 model years: 2025 Audi A5, 2026 Audi A6, 2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron, 2025 Audi Q5, 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron, 2025 Audi S5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.