Audi A3 2015–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A4022462047758_8 · NHTSA communication 10216843 · issued Jul 29, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2015–2023
model years
49
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin states to lightly lubricate the contact surface between the buffer stop for the shock absorber, and the front shock absorber cap to address cracking noises/spring jumps when steering or maneuvering.
Vehicles covered
- 2015 Audi A3
- 2016 Audi A3
- 2017 Audi A3
- 2018 Audi A3
- 2019 Audi A3
- 2020 Audi A3
- 2022 Audi A3
- 2023 Audi A3
- 2019 Audi Q3
- 2020 Audi Q3
- 2021 Audi Q3
- 2022 Audi Q3
- 2023 Audi Q3
- 2017 Audi RS 3
- 2018 Audi RS 3
- 2019 Audi RS 3
- 2020 Audi RS 3
- 2022 Audi RS 3
- 2023 Audi RS 3
- 2015 Audi S3
- 2016 Audi S3
- 2017 Audi S3
- 2018 Audi S3
- 2019 Audi S3
- 2020 Audi S3
- 2022 Audi S3
- 2023 Audi S3
- 2016 Audi TT
- 2017 Audi TT
- 2018 Audi TT
- 2019 Audi TT
- 2020 Audi TT
- 2021 Audi TT
- 2022 Audi TT
- 2023 Audi TT
- 2018 Audi TT RS
- 2019 Audi TT RS
- 2020 Audi TT RS
- 2021 Audi TT RS
- 2022 Audi TT RS
- 2023 Audi TT RS
- 2016 Audi TTS
- 2017 Audi TTS
- 2018 Audi TTS
- 2019 Audi TTS
- 2020 Audi TTS
- 2021 Audi TTS
- 2022 Audi TTS
- 2023 Audi TTS
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.