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Volkswagen Tiguan 2008–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin V551614_2045227 · NHTSA communication 10096157 · issued Sep 28, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2008–2017
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Points of inspection and repair instruction should a water leak appear around the rear lid.

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.