# Service bulletin TB481404

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: 10238036
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-06\-26
- Manufacturer's number: TB481404
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-04\-24
- NHTSA component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING

## NHTSA's summary

Power Steering Rack Vibrations in Steering Wheel The customer

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10238036-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10238036-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Steering, Steering column and wheel

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [Edition63](/bulletins/10242375.md), 2023-09-18, Service bulletin: STEERING:COLUMN; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [TB481406](/bulletins/10238038.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin: STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Vibrations in Steering Wheel
- [TT441304](/bulletins/10213850.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin: WHEELS; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Steering Wheel Off Center.
- [TT 44\-13\-04](/bulletins/10156001.md), 2019-04-01, Service bulletin: STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Tech Tips \(Steering Wheel Off Center\): This Tech Tip was established to explain the influence the adjustable steering column tilt position has on the steering wheel being off center and to provide information on checking for steering wheel off center.
- [TT 91 18 18](/bulletins/10154089.md), 2019-03-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. Horn and ancillary steering wheel controls diagnosis.
- [V481406 2038140](/bulletins/10122614.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Technical Bulletin \(Vibrations in Steering Wheel\): After a short stationary period \(sometimes as little as a few hours\) flat spots can develop after the warm tire has cooled down. The effect the flat spotted tire has on the vehicles performance depends on the type, dimension, make, and pressure of the tire. This document informs how to identifiy Flat spots that alter the radial force variation and must be driven out before balancing the wheel.
- [V461603 2015173](/bulletins/10121160.md), 2017-10-31, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Technical Bulletin informing that When applying brakes at highway speeds the following symptoms may occur: \- Brake pedal pulsation \- Vibration felt in vehicle body \- Steering wheel shakes It informs how to inspect brakes. It informs of where to find warranty information for servicing the issue

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