Volkswagen Routan 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V271302 2018694 · NHTSA communication 10155834 · issued Sep 11, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2014
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Battery, Use CCA when testing with the Midtronics MCR-340, Midtronics In-Charge 940 (INC 940), or VAS-6161): When testing the original factory battery in the Routan, for warranty purposes it is required to use the CCA rating of the factory battery label. The production solution to this issue is that no production change was required.
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.