Service bulletins for the 2021 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.
1146 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
By trouble code
| DC_Alternator_3 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Support for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order |
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| DC_Alternator_6 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Support for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order |
| A6623942049680_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides instructions for when the exterior trim has spots. |
| A6423862047061_4 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. This bulletin provides instructions for when faint images appear on the windshield from the production sticker, or an image of the suction cups used to install the windshield in production. |
| A8723382068460_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides instructions for when the air conditioning system does not cool the cabin and DTCs P053000 or P251500. |
| SM 01-2023 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| A6623952060333_3 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides instructions when the black optic exterior trim is discolored. |
| A4423972022563_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. This bulletin provides instructions for when a vibration is felt in the floor, seat, footwell, pedals or steering wheel while driving at highway speeds from 55 - 80 mph. |
| A4323682059665_4 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This bulletin provides instructions for when the warning light for suspension illuminates in the instrument cluster. |
| A3423622067653_3 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This bulletin provides instructions for when "Gearbox Malfunction" and/or vehicle does not shift up or down, and/or vehicle is in limp mode home, and/or "reverse gear is unavailable" displayed in the instrument cluster, and/or "You can continue driving (functions limited" with DTCs P071800 and/or P276800 and possible in combination with DTC P081100 and/or P081E00. |
| DC_Alternator_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Support for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order |
| A9123612062115_9 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION. This bulletin provides instructions for when a customer states that after an over-the-air navigation map update the navigation system is permanently initializing or the navigation map is incomplete or corrupt and DTC B126CF0 and/or B126CF1 may be stored in the electronics control module. |
| A9123592036576_7 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT. This bulletin advises that the MMI screen may freeze, or go blank and then restart when a special character like a symbol or emoticon is used in the name field for contact(s). |
| A8023122062583_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. This bulletin provides instructions for when the customer advises that there is insufficient or uneven cabin heating from the HVAC system. |
| A6023612063187_2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This bulletin provides instructions for when a customer reports concerns with the sunroof opening permeter seal is generating noise, dripping water, or if the seal is distorted and/or not flush with the roof panel. |
| A5123262068999_1 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This bulletin provides instruction for when a customer advises that a visible line of corrosion is forming in the roof. |
| A4623402069078_1 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains instructions for when the zirconium inserts found to be not firmly attached during service work. |
| A1323162061461_6 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides instructions for when there is a grinding/squeaking/tweeting noise coming from the engine compartment OR there is a message in the driver information system stating "Electrical system Malfunction! Please go to workshop". DTC P2BA300 may be stored. |
| DC_Alternator | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. Support for Customers Affected by Alternator Back-order |
| DC_RECALLS | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SAFETY RECALLS, COMPLIANCE RECALLS and STOP SALES |
| A572200202203210 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK. This technical service bulletin provides troubleshooting information for the vehicle locking system. |
| A9022842064983_5 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This bulletin provides directions for when there is a pixel fault in the instrument cluster. |
| A4822362067555_2 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin provides a software update for DTC B200049 with Symptom Code 7353984. |
| A4722212067321_5 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. This bulletin contains instructions for when the brake servo unit is the source of a squawking noise. |
| A9722892061976_3 | 2022-12-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains guidance for submitting warranty wiring repairs. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.