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Volkswagen Routan 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-38-11-01 · NHTSA communication 10038659 · issued Mar 14, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: there is a high pitch noise coming from the left side due to transmission bearings. 2010 routan. Updated on 06/24/2011. *kb 06/27/2011. *rm

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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.