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Volkswagen Golf 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9704109702F · NHTSA communication 53606 · issued Apr 10, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1997
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Difficulties with shift lever and transmission is hard to shift into reverse gear. *yc

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.