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Volkswagen GTI 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 27 9701 · NHTSA communication 53647 · issued Jan 10, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Battery cable clamp will not tighten on battery post. *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.