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Audi A4 1998–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 480501 · NHTSA communication 10012767 · issued Feb 3, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2005
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

Power steering, noisy. To include 2006 models. *tt

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.