{"nhtsa_id":10123697,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-17","date":"2015-12-07","document_id":"Dealer Letter -","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"There are 8 Audi vehicles affected in the U.S. by the upcoming update 48M2. On Audi vehicles manufactured within a specific period, a fault may occur in the communication between the steering and the other control units after the ignition has been switched on. As a result, the red warning lamp for the steering is displayed and the power steering is deactivated.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10123697-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10123697-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10123697","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A6","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_a6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_a7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A8","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_a8"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 7","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_rs-7"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S6","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_s6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"S8","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_audi_s8"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}