TSB ATE-17-05 — Audi Service bulletin
ATE-17-05 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Audi A4, 1995–2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified two US based suppliers to support…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years ATE-17-05 names
Every document filed under ATE-17-05
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ATE-17-05 | March 3, 2017 | Service bulletin |
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB ATE-17-05?
ATE-17-05 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Audi, covering the Audi A4 across the 1995–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified two US based suppliers to support…
Which vehicles does ATE-17-05 cover?
NHTSA's file names Audi A4 (1995–2004). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB ATE-17-05 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. ATE-17-05 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of ATE-17-05?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under ATE-17-05, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under ATE-17-05. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.