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A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10009746
Published by NHTSA2004-10-19
Manufacturer's numberVQ
Manufacturer's date2004-09-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

A RUBBER PART CAN RUB AGAINST THE POWER STEERING AND/OR TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR GRILLE. THIS RUBBING CAN LEAD TO CORROSION OF THE LINES AND POSSIBLY EVEN A FLUID LEAK. *TT

The document

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Components

Steering, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Power steering

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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