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Volkswagen Golf 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 010103 · NHTSA communication 622406 · issued Jun 27, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist where diagnostic trouble codes p1297 or p1557 are stored in diagnostic trouble code memory. May be caused by intake hoses leaking due to clamps incorrectly torqued or improperly placed, worn / torn intake hoses etc. *tt

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.