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Volkswagen Touareg 2009–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin VWP-17-15 · NHTSA communication 10150825 · issued Jul 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

This document informs dealers of coding instructions for AdBlue refills after AEM performed for 3.0L TDI Gen 1.1, Gen 1.2, Gen 2.1 and Gen 2.2 Touareg vehicles.

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.