Audi A4 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 980298 · NHTSA communication 601885 · issued Jun 24, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997–1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing knocking/creaking noises from rear axle. *yc
Vehicles covered
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.