Volkswagen Routan 2009–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V961401 2028844 · NHTSA communication 10124401 · issued May 2, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2009–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Rear Cargo Lamp Loose or Falls Out when Closing Rear Lift Gate): Rear cargo lower lift gate trim panel cargo light opening is too large. Rear cargo light fasteners weak and do not hold light in place. This technical solution for this issue was New lower lift gate trim panel introduced with reduced light opening specification. July 9th 2011 Improved cargo light fastener tab introduced May 17th 2013. This document gives the procedure to diagnosis if a issue is present
Vehicles covered
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.