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Volkswagen Touareg 2011–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TT721201 · NHTSA communication 10239801 · issued Dec 12, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

After replacement of the Driver seat control module (J810) the vehicle may not recognize the new module. The adaptation test plan may not set the seat module location properly and it may display as a passenger seat control module.

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.