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Volkswagen GTI 2008–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-17-09-01 · NHTSA communication 10030371 · issued Apr 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2009
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: due to change in coolant and engine oil part numbers check/replace oil cooler. On some vehicles with 2.0i tfsi engine leaks on the oil cooler can occur because of a production fault. *pe

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.