Volkswagen Beetle 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB481302 · NHTSA communication 10238031 · issued Mar 18, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2010–2012
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Poor Power Steering Assistance, DTCs 16344 014, 16353 014, 16355 014, 02614 014 Stored in Power Steering Control Module J500
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.