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Volkswagen Golf 2005–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin V511501 2038990 · NHTSA communication 10121237 · issued Jan 26, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2005–2014
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Rocker Panel - Front Fender ? Corrosion ): 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.