Service bulletins for the 2014 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.
1389 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| A9615992038421-2 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 14-86 dated September 25, 2014. Customer reports that the side assist is providing warnings when no vehicles are present. The radar is reflected from the rear wheels back to the sensors, resulting in a false side assist warning. |
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| A961372 2035047- | 2017-12-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. Audi Lane Change Assistant deactivates or is sporadically inoperative when the vehicle is driven in slow-moving stop-and-go traffic, especially on roads with multiple lanes. The message "Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked" appears in the driver information system. The system is able to be activated approximately ten minutes after the traffic condition is removed, or after an ignition cycle. Audi Lane Change Assistant can be activated without issue. No obstructions can be found. DTCs are stored in the Lane Change Assistance control module. The control module mounting brackets are securely fastened to the lower rear bumper, and no damage is found to the rear bumper area, on the inside or outside. (If any damage is found, it is not covered under warranty.) The control module mounting brackets are not broken or loose. If a loose bracket is found, repair as necessary using the Elsa Repair Manual. Submit a separate warranty claim, as this TSB does not cover this repair. The software of the Lane Change Assistance control module can deactivate the Audi Side Assist system in certain normal driving conditions because the nature of these driving conditions make it difficult for the Audi Side Assist system to track vehicles. |
| A961379 2035047- | 2017-10-31. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION; LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 13-77 dated September 23, 2013. Audi Lane Change Assistant deactivates or is sporadically inoperative when the vehicle is driven in slow-moving stop-and-go traffic, especially on roads with multiple lanes.The message "Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked" appears in the driver information system. The system is able to be activated approximately ten minutes after the traffic condition is removed, or after an ignition cycle. DTCs are stored in the Lane Change Assistance control module. Audi Lane Change Assistant can be activated without issue. No obstructions can be found on the outside or inside of bumper. No re-work of the bumper can be found. The control module mounting brackets are securely fastened to the lower rear bumper, and no damage is found on the inside or on the outside rear bumper area. The control module mounting brackets are not broken or loose. In certain normal driving conditions, the Audi Side Assist system can automatically deactivate, and the driver information display shows the "sensors blocked" message. This is normal, as the nature of certain driving conditions can make it difficult for the Audi Side Assist system to track vehicles. |
| A961594 2035047- | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST; LANE DEPARTURE. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 96 number 13-79 dated December 5, 2013. Audi side assist deactivates or is sporadically inoperative when the vehicle is driven in slow-moving stop-and-go traffic, especially on roads with multiple lanes. The message "Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked" appears in the driver information panel. The system can be activated approximately ten minutes after the traffic condition is removed, or after an ignition cycle. Workshop finds that sporadic DTCs are stored in the lane change assistance control module, Audi side assist can be activated without issue, no obstructions found on the outside or inside of the bumper, no rework of the bumper can be found, the control module mounting brackets are securely fastened to the lower rear bumper, and no damage is found on the inside or on the outside rear bumper area, and the control module mounting brackets are not broken or loose. |
| 2035047/3 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2035047/2 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TSB-96-15-99 | 2015-10-16. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. AUDI: SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING A FALSE SIDE ASSIST WARNING WHEN RADAR REFLECTS FROM BACK OF REAR WHEELS TO SENSORS AND NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE PRESENT. MODEL 2009-17 Q5. *PE |
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