Volkswagen Atlas 2016–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin VIN4APIN20200814 · NHTSA communication 10178546 · issued Aug 14, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2021
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Driver seat heater inoperative Customer states both headlights are cracked Customer states noise heard when adjusting air distribution on HVAC controls Wind n
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas
- 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- 2019 Volkswagen Golf
- 2020 Volkswagen Golf
- 2021 Volkswagen Golf
- 2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
- 2019 Volkswagen GTI
- 2018 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2019 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2020 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2021 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- 2017 Volkswagen Passat
- 2018 Volkswagen Passat
- 2019 Volkswagen Passat
- 2020 Volkswagen Passat
- 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan
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.