{"nhtsa_id":10210693,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-05-02","date":"2014-09-26","document_id":"37 14 44 2032812","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"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","mfr_system":null,"summary":"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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10210693-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10210693-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10210693","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"pcv","name":"Crankcase ventilation (PCV)","parent":"exhaust-emissions"},{"id":"engine-control-module","name":"Engine control module","parent":"engine"},{"id":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A4","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_audi_a4","2012_audi_a4"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_audi_a5","2012_audi_a5"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A5 CABRIOLET","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"AUDI","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q5","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_audi_q5","2012_audi_q5"]}],"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":[]}