Volkswagen Routan 2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V381302 2024846 · NHTSA communication 10125722 · issued Jul 16, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Transfer Gear Bearing Noise): Some vehicles may have been built with transmission transfer gear bearings that have an incorrect bearing preload, which can result in transfer gear bearing noise. Customers may indicate that they hear a high pitch noise or growl coming from the left side of the vehicle. If the symptom is present, perform the following Repair Procedure.
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.