Audi bulletin TSB_2082086_1
What it saysThis bulletin provides informaiton when there is a leak on the oil hole between the planetary and the transfer box. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Audi filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 22, 2026, received Jul 7, 2026, about the power train. It names 9 model years (2016). 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 there is a leak on the oil hole between the planetary and the transfer box.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2082086_1 | Service bulletin | Jun 22, 2026 | 11034705 |
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: 2016 Audi S8 Plus.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 122 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 10 of them name Power Train — 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.
According to TSB 401548, car dealership/manufacture will not provide extended warranty to repair premature wheel bearing due to vehicle VIN not in their system as an affected vehicle. The 2016 A4 has premature wheel bearing as described in the TSB 401548. Covered vehicles are 2016 Audi A4.
2016 Audi A4 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jan 25, 2022 · ODI 11448765
I started the car last friday, 11/15/2019 and got a bunch of system errors popping up one right after the other. I drove the car to get to a safe parking spot and noticed the steering wheel totally off center about 70 degrees counter clockwise.
2016 Audi S8 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Nov 24, 2019 · ODI 11282014
The drive chain broke, causing permanent damage to the engine which requires a complete engine replacement. The car was 5 + years old with 38,000 miles on it and well maintained
2016 Audi A5 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Aug 31, 2021 · ODI 11431232
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group117 other manufacturer communications filed against these Audi models under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Audi list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB_2080075_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 28, 2026 | This TSB provides information when there is a drive system fault in the instrument clusteer, DTC P066700, symptom 20752, address: 0002. |
| TSB_2079998_5 | Service bulletin | Sep 28, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when there is a drive system fault in the insrument cluster; DTC P071100 symptom 20756 - diagnostic addre… |
| TSB_2080077_4 | Service bulletin | Sep 25, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the gearbox warning light illuminates; drive system fault with event memory entry P060A00; P1FD700. |
| TSB_2081071_3 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2026 | This Pending Service Solution (PSS) requests that technicians enter a record in the PSS databse when there is functional issue in the gearbo… |
| TSB_2082948_1 | Service bulletin | Aug 5, 2026 | This bulletin provides information when the transmission position cannot be selected. |
| TSB_2059057_15 | Service bulletin | Aug 4, 2026 | This bulletin provides informatin when there is binding or vibrations in tight turns with quattro Ultra. |
| TSB_2082106_2 | Service bulletin | Jun 23, 2026 | Ths bulletin provides informaiotn when the gearbox warning lamp is on, DTC P060A00 (8693) in gearbox control unit; 0BK and 0BL gearbox. |
| TSB_2082106_1 | Service bulletin | Jun 22, 2026 | Ths bulletin provides informaiotn when the gearbox warning lamp is on, DTC P060A00 (8693) in gearbox control unit; 0BK and 0BL gearbox. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Audi TSB_2082086_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_2082086_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_2082086_1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 9 model years: 2016 Audi A4, 2016 Audi A5, 2016 Audi A6, 2016 Audi A7, 2016 Audi A8, 2016 Audi Allroad and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.