Audi A3 2009–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 40133520231873 · NHTSA communication 10251000 · issued Sep 23, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2009–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Squeaking noises when steering or maneuvering
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Audi A3
- 2010 Audi A3
- 2011 Audi A3
- 2012 Audi A3
- 2013 Audi A3
- 2009 Audi A3 Etron
- 2010 Audi A3 Etron
- 2011 Audi A3 Etron
- 2012 Audi A3 Etron
- 2013 Audi A3 Etron
- 2009 Audi A4
- 2010 Audi A4
- 2011 Audi A4
- 2012 Audi A4
- 2013 Audi A4
- 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A5
- 2010 Audi A5
- 2011 Audi A5
- 2012 Audi A5
- 2013 Audi A5
- 2009 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2011 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2013 Audi A5 Cabriolet
- 2009 Audi A6
- 2010 Audi A6
- 2011 Audi A6
- 2012 Audi A6
- 2013 Audi A6
- 2009 Audi A7
- 2010 Audi A7
- 2011 Audi A7
- 2012 Audi A7
- 2013 Audi A7
- 2009 Audi A8
- 2010 Audi A8
- 2011 Audi A8
- 2012 Audi A8
- 2013 Audi A8
- 2009 Audi Allroad
- 2010 Audi Allroad
- 2011 Audi Allroad
- 2012 Audi Allroad
- 2013 Audi Allroad
- 2009 Audi Q3
- 2010 Audi Q3
- 2011 Audi Q3
- 2012 Audi Q3
- 2013 Audi Q3
- 2009 Audi Q5
- 2010 Audi Q5
- 2011 Audi Q5
- 2012 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5
- 2013 Audi Q5 Hybrid
- 2009 Audi Q7
- 2010 Audi Q7
- 2011 Audi Q7
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.