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Volkswagen Golf 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 970213970198 · NHTSA communication 54133 · issued Feb 13, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Condition with vehicles shifter lever vibrating/knocking in 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th gears. *yc

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.