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Service bulletin V481303 2030353

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10125720
Published by NHTSA2017-12-14
Manufacturer's numberV481303 2030353
Manufacturer's date2013-07-15
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin (Poor Power Steering Assistance): This document informs of Voltage drop in power steering control unit (J500) at start up or during steering operation leading to Poor Power Steering Assistance. The production solution to this issue is improved software. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V6150002019-08-22. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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