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Volkswagen Golf 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 57 9702 · NHTSA communication 53643 · issued Jan 21, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1996
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Procedure for obtaining door lock key code if a new key must be cut. *ak

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.