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Volkswagen Golf 1999–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin V501501 2011761 · NHTSA communication 10121238 · issued Jan 22, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999–2014
model years
52
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin Corrosion, Front Fenders, at Upper Wheel Opening (U.S. Only) ): Document discusses diagnosis, and potential remedy of issue. The diagnosis codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available

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.