Volkswagen Routan 2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin V961403 2028820 · NHTSA communication 10124392 · issued May 19, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Technical Bulletin (Vehicle Theft Alarm May Sound Intermittently or No Vehicle Start): The vehicle theft alarm intermittently sounds for no reason. Multiple attempts are required to start the vehicle before the vehicle will start. The production solution for this issue was a software update as of May 9, 2011. 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.
Vehicles covered
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.