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Volkswagen Touareg 2011–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT441301 · NHTSA communication 10238612 · issued Jun 21, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electronic Stability Control
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

The suspension characteristics of the Touareg make it more susceptible to variations in the rim and/or tire. For this reason a diagnostic balancer is necessary to balance, force match and/or select tire placement so that the vibration may be improved.

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.