Volkswagen Golf 2009–2012 — technical 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.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf
- 2010 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2011 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2012 Volkswagen Golf Wagon
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
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.