Audi Q7 2016–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SM 42-2025 · NHTSA communication 11022662 · issued Aug 21, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016–2026
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
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.