Volkswagen Golf 1998–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0401 · NHTSA communication 10006057 · issued Feb 17, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1998–2004
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
New style brake light switch requires care during installation to prevent damage to switch. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Volkswagen Golf
- 2000 Volkswagen Golf
- 2001 Volkswagen Golf
- 2002 Volkswagen Golf
- 2003 Volkswagen Golf
- 2004 Volkswagen Golf
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 1999 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 2001 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle
- 2004 Volkswagen New Beetle
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.