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Volkswagen Tiguan 2009–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2016-018 · NHTSA communication 10126905 · issued Oct 13, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Investigation request sent to ProFI Program dealers to obtain pictures showing the current condition of turbocharger wastegate rods from turbochargers being replaced on select vehicles.

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.