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Volkswagen Golf 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2010461 · NHTSA communication 10021964 · issued May 7, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Hard starting (extended cranking required) or no start when wet, runs rough on initial start, may be accompanied by light gray smoke. *kb

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.