{"nhtsa_id":10157787,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2012-11-02","document_id":"V441203 2031087","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"WHEELS; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Technical Bulletin (Four Wheel Alignment Overview): This Technical Bulletin provides an overview for performing vehicle four Wheel Alignment and information on improving vehicle pull/drift using selective tire placement. The information provided is based on the Hunter alignment equipment and the Hunter GSP9700 balancer with StraightTrak. The general information provided in the bulletin, such as alignment terminologies, warranty information and Vehicle drift/pull diagnosis is not dependent on the alignment equipment and still applies with the use of other alignment equipment. The following topics are addressed in this bulletin: 1. Alignment Terminologies 2. Toe adjustment ?Steering Wheel Off Center (SWOC) 3. Camber adjustment 4. Caster measurement 5. Selective tire placement to improve vehicle pull/drift due to road crown. 6. Warranty","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157787-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157787-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157787","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"wheels","name":"Wheels","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"BEETLE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_beetle","2013_volkswagen_beetle"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"JETTA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_volkswagen_jetta","2012_volkswagen_jetta","2013_volkswagen_jetta"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_passat","2013_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":[]}