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Volkswagen Touareg 2013–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin VSS-17-13 · NHTSA communication 10133494 · issued Nov 3, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Notification of the 3.0l Gen 2.1 and 2.2, TDI remediation fix monitoring via the VTA system, in alignment with campaigns 23V6 and 23V7.

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.