Volkswagen GLI 1998–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V531601 2040536 · NHTSA communication 10121111 · issued Feb 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–2010
model years
53
vehicle entries
Official summary
The document refers to Corrosion being found where the rear bumper cover meets the quarter panel. It discusses how it can happen, and where to find warranty coverage to service the parts
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Volkswagen GLI
- 2009 Volkswagen GLI
- 2006 Volkswagen Golf
- 2007 Volkswagen Golf
- 2008 Volkswagen Golf
- 2009 Volkswagen Golf
- 2006 Volkswagen GTI
- 2007 Volkswagen GTI
- 2008 Volkswagen GTI
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2003 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2005 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2005 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
- 2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
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.