{"nhtsa_id":10124647,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-12-05","date":"2013-08-09","document_id":"A641327 2034959-","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"There are noises coming from the rear window during operation. The noises are often characterized as a \"grinding\" sound. The noises arise from the mating surface between the drive cable and the upper pulleys. The noises may be more common in higher temperatures.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10124647-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10124647-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10124647","components":[{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"A7","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_audi_a7","2013_audi_a7","2014_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":[]}