Volkswagen Arteon 2016–2022 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin V001901204059010 · NHTSA communication 10206817 · issued Jan 5, 2022

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Structure

component

2016–2022

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Water under transportation wrapping appears as paint defect. Update model year applicability.

Vehicles covered

2019 Volkswagen Arteon
2020 Volkswagen Arteon
2021 Volkswagen Arteon
2022 Volkswagen Arteon
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
2019 Volkswagen Atlas
2020 Volkswagen Atlas
2021 Volkswagen Atlas
2022 Volkswagen Atlas
2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
2016 Volkswagen Beetle
2017 Volkswagen Beetle
2018 Volkswagen Beetle
2019 Volkswagen Beetle
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2017 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2019 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
2016 Volkswagen CC
2017 Volkswagen CC
2016 Volkswagen E-Golf
2017 Volkswagen E-Golf
2018 Volkswagen E-Golf
2019 Volkswagen E-Golf
2016 Volkswagen Eos
2016 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf
2018 Volkswagen Golf
2019 Volkswagen Golf
2020 Volkswagen Golf
2021 Volkswagen Golf
2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2018 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2016 Volkswagen Golf R
2017 Volkswagen Golf R
2018 Volkswagen Golf R
2019 Volkswagen Golf R
2020 Volkswagen Golf R
2021 Volkswagen Golf R
2022 Volkswagen Golf R
2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
2016 Volkswagen GTI
2017 Volkswagen GTI
2018 Volkswagen GTI
2019 Volkswagen GTI
2020 Volkswagen GTI
2021 Volkswagen GTI
2022 Volkswagen GTI
2016 Volkswagen Jetta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta
2018 Volkswagen Jetta
2019 Volkswagen Jetta
2020 Volkswagen Jetta
2021 Volkswagen Jetta

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.