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Volkswagen Golf 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20T8 · NHTSA communication 10240594 · issued May 21, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Diesel
component
2009–2012
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

As diesel engine passenger vehicles become more popular, auto manufacturers have seen an increase in the number of misfueling cases where diesel engine vehicles are mistakenly fueled with gasoline. The resulting fuel system contamination can lead to costly repair that are not covered under warranty.

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.