Audi bulletin TSB_2081760_1
What it saysThis bulletin provides informaiton when the ABS/ESP intervenes early at low speeds. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 22, 2026, received May 5, 2026, about the service brakes. It names 3 model years (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 informaiton when the ABS/ESP intervenes early at low speeds.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2081760_1 | Service bulletin | Apr 22, 2026 | 11032199 | 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 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 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Service Brakes — 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 A3 has been experiencing severe and recurring 'phantom braking' issues, where the vehicle violently and unexpectedly engages the emergency braking system without any obstacles present. This poses an immediate, life-threatening risk of being rear-ended at high speeds.
2025 Audi A3 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jul 15, 2026 · ODI 11750651
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group41 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2079459_2 | Service bulletin | Sep 14, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the DTC U300100 is logged I n the electromechanical brake servo. |
| TSB_2077435_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there are cracks on the friction ring surface on ceramic brake discs. |
| TSB_2069904_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds. |
| TSB_2069078_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only). |
| TSB_2067132_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 21, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is corrosion on the friction survace of steel brake discs. |
| TSB_2075120_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides information about the general approach for brake vibration concerns. |
| TSB_2072304_4 | Service bulletin | Aug 11, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is an ABS/ESC speed sensor implausible signal. |
| TSB_2034143_11 | Service bulletin | Dec 16, 2025 | This Repair Authorization requests that technicians contact the Technical Assistance Center before proceeding with any brake repairs on vehi… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2081760_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_2081760_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_2081760_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2025 Audi A3, 2025 Audi RS, 2025 Audi S3. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.