TSB TSB-2028985 — Audi Service bulletin

TSB-2028985 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Audi models, 2012–2014 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulleitn procides informaiton when tehre is a transmission warning mssage in the instrument cluster; P074100 is stored in the TCM.

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-2028985 names

VehicleModel years
Audi A4 2012, 2013, 2014
Audi Q5 2012, 2013, 2014

Every document filed under TSB-2028985

Document IDFiledType
TSB_2028985_13 June 23, 2026 Service bulletin

What TSB-2028985 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-2028985?

TSB-2028985 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Audi, covering 2 Audi models across the 2012–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulleitn procides informaiton when tehre is a transmission warning mssage in the instrument cluster; P074100 is stored in the TCM.

Which vehicles does TSB-2028985 cover?

NHTSA's file names Audi A4 (2012–2014); Audi Q5 (2012–2014). 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 TSB-2028985 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-2028985 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 TSB-2028985?

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 TSB-2028985, 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 TSB-2028985. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.