Audi Q5 2017–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_2059996_6 · NHTSA communication 11025242 · issued Oct 1, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2017–2026
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides information when there are rumbling/knocking noises from the front suspension; bolted connection of strut brace.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Audi Q5
- 2019 Audi Q5
- 2020 Audi Q5
- 2021 Audi Q5
- 2022 Audi Q5
- 2023 Audi Q5
- 2024 Audi Q5
- 2025 Audi Q5
- 2020 Audi Q5 E
- 2021 Audi Q5 E
- 2022 Audi Q5 E
- 2023 Audi Q5 E
- 2024 Audi Q5 E
- 2025 Audi Q5 E
- 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback
- 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback
- 2023 Audi Q5 Sportback
- 2024 Audi Q5 Sportback
- 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback
- 2017 Audi Q7
- 2018 Audi Q7
- 2019 Audi Q7
- 2020 Audi Q7
- 2021 Audi Q7
- 2022 Audi Q7
- 2023 Audi Q7
- 2024 Audi Q7
- 2025 Audi Q7
- 2026 Audi Q7
- 2019 Audi Q8
- 2020 Audi Q8
- 2021 Audi Q8
- 2022 Audi Q8
- 2023 Audi Q8
- 2024 Audi Q8
- 2025 Audi Q8
- 2026 Audi Q8
- 2020 Audi RS Q8
- 2021 Audi RS Q8
- 2022 Audi RS Q8
- 2023 Audi RS Q8
- 2024 Audi RS Q8
- 2025 Audi RS Q8
- 2026 Audi RS Q8
- 2018 Audi SQ5
- 2019 Audi SQ5
- 2020 Audi SQ5
- 2021 Audi SQ5
- 2022 Audi SQ5
- 2023 Audi SQ5
- 2024 Audi SQ5
- 2025 Audi SQ5
- 2021 Audi SQ5 Sportback
- 2022 Audi SQ5 Sportback
- 2023 Audi SQ5 Sportback
- 2024 Audi SQ5 Sportback
- 2025 Audi SQ5 Sportback
- 2020 Audi SQ7
- 2021 Audi SQ7
- 2022 Audi SQ7
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.