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Volkswagen Golf 1999–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 26E1 · NHTSA communication 10240597 · issued Sep 18, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2002
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

1999-2002 Jetta, Golf and GTI with VR6 Engine Update ECM Software for Catalytic Converter Monitoring System.

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.