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Volkswagen Golf 1993–1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin 90 9702 · NHTSA communication 53600 · issued Jul 9, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1993–1995
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles with daytime running lights can experience loss of instrument cluster illumination if driven foe extended durations/replace original instrumentcluster housing with 1996 version. *ak

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.