Power Steering Light On problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Passat

While the car was in motion, the power steering light came on and the steering was disabled. Pulled the car over, turned off and restarted. Problem went away for a day or two. Same thing happened again and resolved same way by me. Happened again - took it to the dealer and was informed I needed to replace the power steering rack. I asked the dealer if this was a common issue and the response was "extremely rare". I took to authorized vw repair centers (non-dealer). Could not quote an exact price for the "repair" as none of them have ever seen a repair like this needed on a vw. Did some research and found vw recall no. 48j1/p3 which was issued for the 2009 Passat but apparently not for my VIN? the hazards as experienced in this publication are what we are experiencing. Can you help me understand how that is possible? vw is refusing to contribute or cover any cost of the repair and it is a high safety concern for my family.

Went to work on a sub zero temps day. Car was warming up. Went to pull away she the steering warning light came on with a 3 chim tone warning and locked up the steering columm. Had car towed to an otherized dealship where they scanned vehicle and found four codes for steering rack but was unable to detect any warning lights on dash board.

Loss of power steering. Steering gauge light turns on, along with abs light, traction light. Steering wheel hardens and it is unable to steer vehilce. Second time that has occurred. Crash averted due to low speeds. Had the incident occurred minutes before during highway drive, certain accident would've been unavoidable. Incident happened at approx. 7000 miles first and now again at approx. 24k miles. Vehicle being reviewed.