{"nhtsa_id":10122789,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2012-10-12","document_id":"A421215 2029953-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 42 number 12 ? 10 dated June 28, 2012. Cracking or clicking noises from the rear of the vehicle in the C pillar area when driving over bumps or rough roads. The noise comes from the upper shock absorber mounting.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122789-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10122789-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122789","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A6","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_audi_a6","2012_audi_a6","2013_audi_a6"]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_audi_a7","2013_audi_a7"]}],"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":[]}