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Service bulletin 9802

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id603329
Published by NHTSA1999-02-17
Manufacturer's number9802
Manufacturer's date1998-09-03
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT

NHTSA's summary

CLUNKING OR RATTLING NOISE FROM ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. *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

Vehicles listed
AUDI A41996
AUDI A61998
AUDI A81997

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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4001012002-02-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING NOISY FRONT SUSPENSION. *JG
9801G1998-06-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON ABS FRONT AXLE COMPONENTS. *YC
9801E1998-06-04. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON REAR AXLE COMPONENTS. *YC
9801D1998-06-04. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON FRONT AXLE COMPONENTS. *YC