{"nhtsa_id":10179129,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-09-03","date":"2020-08-27","document_id":"Dealer 01E8","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"The affected 2020 model year Audi Q5 vehicles have a plug-in hybrid drive system that is not designed technically for towing a trailer or for installation of a trailer hitch. An owner manual supplement will be mailed directly to owners. Dealers should ensure that copy(s) of the correct supplement(s) are placed into inventory vehicles showing this service action open before delivery to retail customers.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10179129-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10179129-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10179129","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_audi_q5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5 PHEV","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}