TSB AWC-19-05 — Audi Service bulletin

AWC-19-05 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 inform dealers of updated shipping regulations related to lithium ion batteries.

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-19-05 names

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

Every document filed under AWC-19-05

Document IDFiledType
AWC 19-05 August 28, 2019 Service bulletin

What AWC-19-05 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB AWC-19-05?

AWC-19-05 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 inform dealers of updated shipping regulations related to lithium ion batteries.

Which vehicles does AWC-19-05 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-19-05 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. AWC-19-05 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 AWC-19-05?

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 AWC-19-05, 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-19-05. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.