{"nhtsa_id":10225048,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2022-10-31","date":"2013-05-08","document_id":"01139320192082","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"If, during winter months, the vehicle is used mainly for short trips, it is possible for an excessive amount of condensed water to collect in the rear muffler. When the condensed water level in the muffler reaches a certain point, it is possible for this water to run into the exhaust pipe and freeze overnight, preventing the engine from starting.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10225048-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10225048-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10225048","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"Q7","year_from":2007,"year_to":2009,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_audi_q7","2008_audi_q7","2009_audi_q7"]}],"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":[]}