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Volkswagen Golf 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9705159702A · NHTSA communication 53612 · issued May 15, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Procedures applying to distributor installation on updated 2.0l engines. *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.