Service bulletin 980298
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 601885 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1998-08-28 |
| Manufacturer's number | 980298 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-06-24 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
NHTSA's summary
EXPERIENCING KNOCKING/CREAKING NOISES FROM REAR AXLE. *YC
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Suspension
| AUDI A4 | 1997, 1998 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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