Volkswagen Tiguan 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TB401405 · NHTSA communication 10238003 · issued Jul 16, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
When accelerating after a change of direction (forward or reverse) a one-time clicking or popping noise occurs in the front left or front right of the vehicle.
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.