Volkswagen Golf 1998–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V551603 2039446 · NHTSA communication 10121109 · issued Feb 17, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
1998–2010
model years
44
vehicle entries
Official summary
Document discusses Corrosion that may be found on the folded edge of the hood. The corrosion may be found on this edge anywhere around the hood. It discusses how to service it, and document that service. It discusses where to find what applies to warranties that offer coverage for the service
Vehicles covered
- 2002 Volkswagen Golf
- 2003 Volkswagen Golf
- 2004 Volkswagen Golf
- 2005 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
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.