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Audi A4 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5513332035797 1 · NHTSA communication 10204493 · issued Nov 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

The customer complains of hearing a creaking or knocking noise.

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.