smart Fortwo 2005–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI46.40-P-055798 · NHTSA communication 10167004 · issued Feb 18, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2019
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Creaking, grating or grunting noise while steering audible in the steering gear area. The noise can be transferred through the steering gear into the interior. The noise occurs, in particular, at high temperatures, e.g. in the summer.
Vehicles covered
- 2005 smart Fortwo
- 2008 smart Fortwo
- 2009 smart Fortwo
- 2011 smart Fortwo
- 2012 smart Fortwo
- 2013 smart Fortwo
- 2014 smart Fortwo
- 2015 smart Fortwo
- 2016 smart Fortwo
- 2017 smart Fortwo
- 2018 smart Fortwo
- 2019 smart Fortwo
- 2017 smart Fortwo Cabriolet
- 2014 smart Fortwo Convertible
- 2015 smart Fortwo Convertible
- 2014 smart Fortwo Convertible Electr
- 2015 smart Fortwo Convertible Electr
- 2014 smart Fortwo Coupe
- 2015 smart Fortwo Coupe
- 2016 smart Fortwo Coupe
- 2014 smart Fortwo Coupe Electric
- 2015 smart Fortwo Coupe Electric
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.