Audi A4 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A481345 2034351- · NHTSA communication 10124511 · issued Jul 10, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2009–2014
model years
40
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer may report hearing creaking or squeaking noise from the steering column when steering slowly (the noise can be duplicated while the vehicle is stationary if the steering wheel is turned slowly). The noise may get louder at higher temperatures or when the vehicle is driven for a longer period of time. The noise comes from the sealing sleeve/steering column opening on the bulkhead. Listen to the attached audio file for example of the noise. Insufficient lubrication of the intermediate steering shaft in the area of the sealing sleeve.
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad
- 2011 Audi A4 Avant
- 2012 Audi A4 Avant
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2014 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2014 Audi A7
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi RS5
- 2013 Audi RS5
- 2013 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi S4
- 2010 Audi S4
- 2011 Audi S4
- 2012 Audi S4
- 2013 Audi S4
- 2010 Audi S5
- 2011 Audi S5
- 2012 Audi S5
- 2013 Audi S5
- 2010 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi S5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi S5 Cabriolet
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.