Audi A3 2006–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 42131820217713 · NHTSA communication 10251006 · issued Jun 10, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2006–2011
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Light cracking or rubbing noises from suspension strut when steering
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.