Audi Q5 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A961486 2038421- · NHTSA communication 10124796 · issued Sep 25, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2015
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer reports that the side assist is providing warnings when no vehicles are present. The radar is reflected from the rear wheels back to the sensors, resulting in a false side assist warning.
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.