Audi RS 5 2010–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A351620 2030477- · NHTSA communication 10118341 · issued Feb 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2013
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Gearbox malfunction message in cluster. DTCs P17D800, P179D00, P174000, P174C, P174B, P174F, P179C, P174A, and/or P174E are stored in the transmission control module. Fault codes and symptom codes must match exactly or this TSB should not be followed. Poor internal contact area on circuit board will lead to faults. Oil additives can cause the plastic circuit plates to delaminate, causing contact loss.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.