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Service bulletin 0601

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 id10019459
Published by NHTSA2006-03-16
Manufacturer's number0601
Manufacturer's date2006-02-17
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

DRIVER STEERING RECOMMENDATIONS (DSR) ACTIVATION AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING FOR DTCS. *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

Steering

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2006
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2005, 2006
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2006

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V5400002005-11-30. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

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

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