TSB AWC-19-04 — Audi Service bulletin

AWC-19-04 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Audi A4, 1996–2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This communication is issued to remind dealers of the repair validation process for repair group 19. 2005-2019 A3, 1996-2019 A4, 2008-2019 A5, 1992-2019 A6, 2012-2019 A7, 1997-2019 A8, 2019 E-Tron, 2015-2019 Q3, 2010-2019 Q5, 2007-2019 Q7, 2019 Q8, 2000-2019 TT, 2008-2018 R8

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
9Model years

Vehicles and model years AWC-19-04 names

VehicleModel years
Audi A4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Every document filed under AWC-19-04

Document IDFiledType
AWC 19-04 July 22, 2019 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB AWC-19-04?

AWC-19-04 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Audi, covering the Audi A4 across the 1996–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This communication is issued to remind dealers of the repair validation process for repair group 19. 2005-2019 A3, 1996-2019 A4, 2008-2019 A5, 1992-2019 A6, 2012-2019 A7, 1997-2019 A8, 2019 E-Tron, 2015-2019 Q3, 2010-2019 Q5, 2007-2019 Q7, 2019 Q8, 2000-2019 TT, 2008-2018 R8

Which vehicles does AWC-19-04 cover?

NHTSA's file names Audi A4 (1996–2004). 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 AWC-19-04 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. AWC-19-04 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 AWC-19-04?

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 AWC-19-04, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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 AWC-19-04. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.