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Volkswagen Routan 2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-10C9-S1 · NHTSA communication 10030368 · issued Mar 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: pcv valve inspection or replacement. A small number of affected vehicles may have been built with an incorrect pcv valve. This can cause some vehicles to exceed federal and/or california emissions standards and may cause the vehicle to fail an emission inspection or i/m smog check test. *pe

Vehicles covered

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.