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Volkswagen Touareg 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin VQ · NHTSA communication 10009746 · issued Sep 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

A rubber part can rub against the power steering and/or transmission fluid lines located behind the radiator grille. This rubbing can lead to corrosion of the lines and possibly even a fluid leak. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.