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Volkswagen Touareg 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0402 · NHTSA communication 10012454 · issued Jan 18, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Battery cut-off switch, disconnecting and removing during the pre-delivery inspection (pdi). This bulletin supersedes group 00 number 04-02 dated apr 6, 2004 and group 00 number 04-03 dated apr 28, 2004. *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.