{"nhtsa_id":10076048,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-07-07","date":"2015-12-08","document_id":"48M2 3U","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Power Steering Control Module Software Update (NVLW) This Update has been proactively released to prevent the following condition from occurring in the vehicle: On Audi vehicles manufactured within a specific period, a fault may occur in the communication between the steering and the other control units after the ignition has been switched on. As a result, the red warning lamp for the steering is displayed and the power steering is deactivated. This Update is in effect until removed. Vehicle must meet all of the following criteria: • Procedure is valid only for vehicles that show the 48M2 code in the Elsa Campaign/Action Information screen on the day of repair. • Vehicle must be within the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. • Procedure must be performed within the allotted time frame stated in this Technical Service Bulletin. • Procedure must be performed on applicable vehicles in dealer inventory prior to sale.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10076048","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"AUDI","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}