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Volkswagen Golf 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin V231505 2041063 · NHTSA communication 10123100 · issued Aug 25, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2012
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Bulletin (Fuel Rail/System Pressure, and Pressure Sensor issues): When diagnosing the Fuel Rail/System Pressure, and Pressure Sensor issue condition on a common rail diesel vehicle, if no root cause is found after checking all other components and all GFF diagnostic procedures have been performed, it may be necessary to check for metallic particles in the High Pressure Fuel Pump. This document contains the method to diagnose, and to service this issue

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.