{"nhtsa_id":10122680,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2012-12-19","document_id":"A401228 2031722-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Customer may report creaking and squeaking noises from front axle when driving at low temperatures on rough/bumpy/uneven roads. The customer complaint can be reproduced. The sound comes from the rubber and metal mounting of the front track control arms. The rubber lip of the rubber metal mounting rubs on the collar of the control arm. The resulting stickslip effect creates this sound, which does not affect the service life and function of the components. This is a normal condition. Track control arm bushings that are completely cracked through should be replaced.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122680-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122680-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122680","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A3","year_from":2005,"year_to":2005,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A3","year_from":2006,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_audi_a3","2007_audi_a3","2008_audi_a3","2009_audi_a3","2010_audi_a3","2011_audi_a3","2012_audi_a3","2013_audi_a3"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}