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Volkswagen Golf 2002–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 060910 · NHTSA communication 10031384 · issued Jun 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2002–2005
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Revised expiration dates for seat heater customer satisfaction campaigns. Affected vehicles may have a seat heater element than can malfunction when the ignition switch is on and the seat heater switch is on. Models vv00 and vz00, m200 and m300, and r200 and r300, extended til 6/30/10 (vv, vz, m2, m3) and 9/30/10 (r2 and r3). Csc letters has been received. *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.