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Volkswagen Golf 2000–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Edition31 · NHTSA communication 10242386 · issued Apr 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

VW Elsa Newsletter

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.