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Volkswagen Golf 2002–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin V551501 2039446 · NHTSA communication 10121236 · issued Jan 28, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2002–2010
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Corrosion Hood Edge ): Document discusses diagnosis, and potential remedy of issue. The document also has example claim forms for repears. The diagnosis codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available

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.