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December 20, 2007 Service bulletin

Volkswagen: steering column, electronic lock inoperative, DTC 02638012 stored in gateway control module

Volkswagen technical service bulletin TB-48-07-01 for 2006 Volkswagen Passat.

Bulletin number
TB-48-07-01
Component
Steering: electric power assist system
Summary
Volkswagen: steering column, electronic lock inoperative, dtc 02638012 stored in gateway control module. Relay driver for enabling steering column lock-fault in electrical circuit. Internal software fault with j533 data bus on board diagnostic interface (gateway module).

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