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Volkswagen Golf 2012–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin VOS-20-13 · NHTSA communication 10174058 · issued Apr 15, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2020
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

This document outlines updates to the ODIS diagnostic software. Updates include corrected diagnostic test plans for the stated 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.