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Volkswagen Phaeton 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0401 · NHTSA communication 10009822 · issued Sep 30, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ignition/starter switch -e415- deletion of emergency key release feature. *tt

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.