Affected Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Date Published
MAR 06, 2013
NHTSA TSB #
10097365
TSB Document
Summary
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TAPPING NOISE WHICH IS AUDIBLE FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD (A) (WHERE IT MEETS THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR ROUGH ROADS. THE TAPPING NOISE MAY BE CAUSED WHEN THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD CONTACTS THE BODY-SIDE BRACKET(S). TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE, FELT PADS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO ALL (3) THREE BODY-SIDE BRACKETS DURING VEHICLE MASS-PROD-CUTION.