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Volkswagen Atlas 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin VIN-4-A-PIN-2018 · NHTSA communication 10150840 · issued Sep 6, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2018
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

Coolant leak at the coolant pump, Yellow oil warning light on with any of the following faults P0196 P0198 B104129 B104135, Customer states the sunroof is making noise, squeak & rattle, MIL-on with P0300-P0304 in the ECM AFTER software level 0003, Damaged strut boots at PDI, Customer states sunshade is binding, Wind noise from front door, Customer says rear speaker is distorted, Customer states remote key inoperative.

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.