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Service bulletin VZ

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 id10018810
Published by NHTSA2006-01-18
Manufacturer's numberVZ
Manufacturer's date2005-10-10
ReplacesVZ
NHTSA componentSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

NHTSA's summary

COMFORT SEATS MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN VZ. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2003, 2004, 2005
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2003
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2004
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2005
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20050122005-01-19. Seats And Restraints

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TB-74-07-022010-02-26. Service bulletin. VOLKSWAGEN: SEAT, HEATING INOPERATIVE. SEAT HEATER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *PE
0609102010-01-06. Service bulletin. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. REVISED EXPIRATION DATES FOR SEAT HEATER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGNS. AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAN CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH IS ON. MODELS VV00 AND VZ00, M200 AND M300, AND R200 AND R300, EXTENDED TIL 6/30/10 (VV, VZ, M2, M3) AND 9/30/10 (R2 AND R3). CSC LETTERS HAS BEEN RECEIVED. *PE
VZ-VZ002008-09-17. Service bulletin. VOLKSWAGEN: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT SEATS; INSTALL NEW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER SWITCH. THIS INCLUDE JETTA WAGON. *PE UPDATED 3/23/09. REVISION TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGNS FOR SEAT HEATERS. *PE UPDATED 3/17/10. *PE
VV-VV002008-09-17. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR: CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMFORT SEATS: INSTALL DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER REPAIR KIT. *PE UPDATED 3/23/09. REVISION TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN. *PE UPDATED 3/17/10. *PE
07022008-02-22. Service bulletin. SEAT, HEATING INOPERATIVE - SEAT HEATER WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. *NJ
VV2007-08-21. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR. INSTALL DRIVER'S SIDE HEATER REPAIR KIT. SEAT HEATER MAY MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. THIS COULD CAUSE THE HEATER MAT TO TEMPORARILY OVERHEAT AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. *KB
7207022007-06-27. Service bulletin. SEAT HEATER IS INOPERATIVE. *KB
06012007-01-03. Service bulletin. HEATED SEAT BOTTOM COVER REPLACEMENT. *KB
M32006-01-18. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR - SEAT HEATER ELEMENT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH IS ON. THE SEAT HEATER MAT MAY TEMPORARILY OVERHEAT AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. INSTALL NEW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HEATER SWITCH. *TT UPDATED 08-21-07. *KB
VV2005-05-04. Service bulletin. COMFORT SEATS MAY HAVE A SEAT HEATER ELEMENT THAT CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ON. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN VV. *TT