{"nhtsa_id":10121615,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-10-31","date":"2014-10-13","document_id":"V481405 2038621","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Technical Bulletin (Update Programming Electromechanical Steering Gear): This document informs A new software map for the power steering control module was developed to reduce the retention force necessary to keep the vehicle driving straight ahead. Therefore a pulling sensation may be perceived in the steering wheel while driving on flat roads. Be aware that road crown can have a significant impact on the customer?s perception of a pulling sensation while driving.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10121615-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10121615-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10121615","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_passat","2013_volkswagen_passat","2014_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":[]}