Service bulletin TSB-96-15-98

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10058589
Published by NHTSA	2015-10-16
Manufacturer's number	TSB-96-15-98
Manufacturer's date	2015-07-13
NHTSA component	LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: SOME VEHICLES, WHILE DRIVING, WOULD RECEIVE FALSE WARNINGS LIGHTS OF DOOR MIRRORS, OF VEHICLES IN BLIND SPOT WHEN NO VEHICLE IS PRESENT, FROM SIDE ASSIST. SOFTWARE NEED TO BE UPDATED. MODEL 2014-15 A5, S5, RS 5, CABRIOLET. *PE

The document

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Components

Driver assistance, Equipment and accessories, Blind spot detection, Lane departure and lane keeping

Vehicles listed
AUDI A5	2014, 2015
AUDI RS 5	2014
AUDI S5	2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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