Audi A4 Allroad 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A681413 2036335- · NHTSA communication 10122197 · issued Jan 30, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Creaking noise is heard from the right side of the dashboard or center console area, beneath the HVAC controls. The installed insulation material is extended into the wrong area. The dashboard cross member mount is resting on the insulation, which causes the creaking noise.
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.