Audi A3 2015–2021 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin A4220442038689_4 · NHTSA communication 10175376 · issued May 13, 2020

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Suspension

component

2015–2021

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin contains information on how to fix a clunking or rattling noise heard from the rear suspension when the vehicle is driven over bumps.

Vehicles covered

2015 Audi A3
2016 Audi A3
2017 Audi A3
2018 Audi A3
2019 Audi A3
2020 Audi A3
2021 Audi A3
2015 Audi A3 Etron
2016 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
2017 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
2018 Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
2015 Audi A4
2016 Audi A4
2017 Audi A4
2018 Audi A4
2019 Audi A4
2020 Audi A4
2021 Audi A4
2015 Audi A5
2016 Audi A5
2017 Audi A5
2018 Audi A5
2019 Audi A5
2020 Audi A5
2021 Audi A5
2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2016 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2018 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2019 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2020 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2021 Audi A5 Cabriolet
2015 Audi A6
2016 Audi A6
2017 Audi A6
2018 Audi A6
2019 Audi A6
2020 Audi A6
2021 Audi A6
2015 Audi A7
2016 Audi A7
2017 Audi A7
2018 Audi A7
2019 Audi A7
2020 Audi A7
2021 Audi A7
2015 Audi A8
2016 Audi A8
2017 Audi A8
2018 Audi A8
2019 Audi A8
2020 Audi A8
2021 Audi A8
2015 Audi Q3
2016 Audi Q3
2017 Audi Q3
2018 Audi Q3
2019 Audi Q3
2020 Audi Q3
2021 Audi Q3

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.