{"nhtsa_id":10032807,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2010-05-26","date":"2007-12-20","document_id":"TB-48-07-01","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"VOLKSWAGEN: STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRONIC LOCK INOPERATIVE, DTC 02638012 STORED IN GATEWAY CONTROL MODULE. RELAY DRIVER FOR ENABLING STEERING COLUMN LOCK-FAULT IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. INTERNAL SOFTWARE FAULT WITH J533 DATA BUS ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE (GATEWAY MODULE). *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10032807","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"power-steering","name":"Power steering","parent":"steering"},{"id":"steering-column","name":"Steering column and wheel","parent":"steering"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2006,"year_to":2006,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_volkswagen_passat"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}