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Volkswagen Jetta 2007–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TB-01-11-30 · NHTSA communication 10043286 · issued Dec 22, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2008
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Volkswagen: on certain model year vehicles, experiencing harsh up/down shift in gears 1-2, 2-3 or 3-2, 2-1. Especially during temperatures below 60 c (140 f). Programming software update is provided for ecm, tcm and valve body replacement. *pe

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.