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Service bulletins for the 2012 Audi Q5

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.

1284 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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1453203812922022-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. A check with the engine oil service dipstick T40178 is necessary, but the adjustment values for the dipstick are not available in the Elsa repair manual. Because of a system change, the adjustment values for the service dipstick T40178 were removed from the repair manual.
1451203811912022-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. The message ?Oil minimum warning, add one quart of oil? appears in the instrument cluster, but the oil level is above the minimum level (when measured with special tool T40178). ? There are no DTCs related to oil level stored in the ECM memory. The oil level sensor is defective.
1450203812912022-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. A check with the engine oil service dipstick T40178 is necessary, but the adjustment values for the dipstick are not available in the Elsa repair manual. Because of a system change, the adjustment values for the service dipstick T40178 were removed from the repair manual.
1491202884222022-08-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). Customer vehicle is fitted with unauthorized ECM tuning.
28 13 21 20175552022-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER. Key does not stay or engage in ignition lock
24 14 50 20382122022-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). The engine judders or runs erratically. The vehicle judders during acceleration. No event entry is stored in the engine control module (ECM). The air mass meter is suspected to be faulty. Possible incorrect function on the sensor elements of the air mass meter.
37 14 44 20328122022-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Further transmission control module (TCM), J217, software calibration needed to improve shift concerns. Further engine control module (ECM), J623, software calibration needed to improve hesitation. Hesitation concerns, harsh downshifts when braking, or harsh 1-2 upshifts.
37 14 39 20328122022-05-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN. Hesitation concerns, harsh downshifts when braking, or harsh 1-2 upshifts.Further transmission control module (TCM), J217, software calibration needed to improve shift concerns. Further engine control module (ECM), J623, software calibration needed to improve hesitation.
37 14 35 20328122022-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Further transmission control module (TCM), J217, software calibration needed to improve shift concerns. Further engine control module (ECM), J623, software calibration needed to improve hesitation. Hesitation concerns, harsh downshifts when braking, or harsh 1-2 upshifts.
37 14 32 20328122022-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Hesitation concerns, harsh downshifts when braking, or harsh 1-2 upshifts. Further transmission control module (TCM), J217, software calibration needed to improve shift concerns. Further engine control module (ECM), J623, software calibration needed to improve hesitation.
37 14 29 20290272022-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Customer may report transmission warning light is illuminated. In some cases, the vehicle will not move after being started and placed into gear. After key cycle, the vehicle drives without restriction. The DTCs are stored due to an issue with the transmission control module software.
37 13 83 20328122022-05-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). Further TCM software calibration to improve shift concerns. Further ECM software calibration to improve hesitation. Hesitation concerns, Harsh downshifts when braking or harsh 1-2 upshifts.
24 14 50 20382122022-05-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. Possible incorrect function on the sensor elements of the air mass meter.
A1722172060750_32022-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin contains instructions for using the UV additive to find engine oil leaks.
A0122162033001262022-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction.
A1922282025303132022-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains instructions for identifying and mixing factory fill coolants.
A1922272025303122022-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains instructions for identifying and mixing factory fill coolants.
9013422035902 12021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 90 "Ignition lock faulty" message in cluster information display.
1913462033491 52021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Customer may report coolant leaking from the engine area.
A0121112033001252021-10-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction.
A1921222046712_32021-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. This informational bulletin contains guidelines for figuring out why coolant marks are present around the coolant expansion tank cap.
A1921182061604_42021-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains instructions for resolving a coolant leak.
A1021222018288_92021-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This technical service bulletin reminds the reader to check for metal debris when replacing an engine.
AWA-17-122021-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. For Audi 3.0 L TDI Generation 2.1 SUV vehicles repaired by the emissions modification recall, the following warranty extension is applicable. ?Extended Emissions Warranty? Limited Warranty Extension The Limited Warranty Extension is applicable to 3.0L TDI vehicles Generation 2.1 SUV with engine code CNRB.
A1921152061604_32021-05-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin contains instructions for resolving a coolant leak.

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