# Service bulletin A901554 2040593\-

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10120042
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-10\-21
- Manufacturer's number: A901554 2040593\-
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-05\-11
- NHTSA component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

## NHTSA's summary

Customer reports that the ignition sporadically cannot be switched on. DTC 00456 \(Access/start control module \-J518\- no communication\) is found in several control modules or the access/start authorization control module, J518 \(address word 05\), identifies itself with implausible data can be found through guided fault finding \(GFF\). If no communication is possible, activate the bus by switching on the hazard warning lights. It should now be possible to carry out a diagnosis. If DTC 00288 \(Steering column lock actuator\-N360, faulty\) is logged in the access/start authorization control module, J518 \(address word 05\), this bulletin does not apply. Proceed according to GFF. Incorrect software.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10120042-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10120042-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Equipment and accessories, Steering, Power steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2005 to 2011 AUDI A6
- 2007 to 2015 AUDI Q7

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A481349 2015819\-](/bulletins/10124652.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 48 number 13\-43 dated April 19, 2013. The customer may report that the Easy Entry function of the power adjustable steering column intermittently does not work.
- [A481343 2015819\-](/bulletins/10123925.md), 2017-11-17, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 48 number 11\-15 dated January 10, 2011. The customer may report that the Easy Entry function of the power adjustable steering column intermittently does not work.
- [A481355 2035780\-](/bulletins/10121500.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin: STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. The electronic steering column will not adjust up or down. The concern may be found during PDI or be reported by a customer. In an effort to gain information regarding this condition, we request that you contact the Technical Assistance Center \(TAC\) before performing any repairs.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120929.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; POWER TRAIN; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120919.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120911.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120902.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120893.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120890.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; POWER TRAIN. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the parts and part numbers needed for service.
- [Executive Servic](/bulletins/10120885.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains a fluid capacity chart as well as a chart that contains the part and part numbers needed for service.

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