Affected Component: EQUIPMENT

Date Published
JAN 08, 2014
NHTSA TSB #
10098010
TSB Document
Summary
WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR A CREAK NOISE FROM THE A-PILLAR. RATTLE NOISE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL:THE RATTLE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY LOW COWL PANEL (A) MOUNTING BOLT (B) TORQUE. CREAK NOISE FROM A-PILLAR: THIS NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY TWO JOINED PANELS (A) SCRAPING TOGETHER AT THE A-PILLAR. THE PANEL WELD AREAS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED DURING THE MASS-PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES WITH VINS JM3KE******128359 (PRODUCED JUNE 1, 2012) OR HIGHER.