Volkswagen Golf 1998–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB531601 · NHTSA communication 10236448 · issued Feb 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–2010
model years
50
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rear quarter panel corrosion.
Vehicles covered
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
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.