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Volkswagen Golf 2000–2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin V571405 2038887 · NHTSA communication 10122610 · issued Nov 10, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2000–2006
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Corrosion on the Fold of the Front Inner Door): This document informs of the method to repair Corrosion under the door fold in the area of the extra seal and the Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) foil. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault 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.