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Volkswagen Routan 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT-97-12-05 · NHTSA communication 10047161 · issued May 10, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: due to interior high speed (ihs) can bus, headlights, windshield wipers and warning lights cluster comes on and fails to shut off properly. Models 2009-2013 routan. *pe updated 07/17/2013 *js

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.