{"nhtsa_id":10122614,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-11-08","date":"2014-11-19","document_id":"V481406 2038140","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10122614-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10122614-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10122614","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"tires","name":"Tires","parent":null},{"id":"steering-column","name":"Steering column and wheel","parent":"steering"},{"id":"tpms","name":"Tire pressure monitoring","parent":"tires"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"TOUAREG","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_volkswagen_touareg","2012_volkswagen_touareg","2013_volkswagen_touareg","2014_volkswagen_touareg"]}],"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":[]}