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Service bulletin TB-94-09-08

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 id10033286
Published by NHTSA2010-08-04
Manufacturer's numberTB-94-09-08
Manufacturer's date2009-08-26
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN: HIGH INTENSITY GAS DISCHARGE LAMP (HID) RANGE CONTROL MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR FAULT 01534 OR 01535. WHEN REPAIRING AUTO LEVELING SYSTEM FOR FAULTS 01534 OR 01535, RANGE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT MOTOR FAILURE, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. RANGE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT MOTORS ARE SERVICEABLE THROUGH ETKA. *PE

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

Lighting, Headlights

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN R322005 to 2007
VOLKSWAGEN R322008
VOLKSWAGEN R322009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
07V4420002007-09-24. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

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
9414032024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414022024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414012024-04-15. Service bulletin. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
Edition862023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition702023-10-02. Service bulletin. VW Elsa Newsletter
V941402 20115212017-12-05. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin (Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation): Exterior light assemblies (headlights, taillights, fog lights, turn signals) are vented and may collect moisture on their inner surfaces, depending on humidity and other climatic changes. This document discusses necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue.
TB-94-10-022011-03-16. Service bulletin. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. THE HEADLAMPS OR INSIDE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE SPEED. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. GOLF & WAGON GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA & WAGON & SPORTWAGON, RABBIT, R32, TIGUAN. *PE
TB-09-10-022011-02-11. Service bulletin. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. SOME ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COME ON IN CYCLES OR HAVE NO CONSTANT CURRENT CONSUMPTION, WHICH AMPLIFIES THIS EFFECT. THE LOAD CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE BATTERY CAN ALSO INFLUENCE THIS EFFECT. MODELS GOLF, GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA, WAGON, SPORTWAGEN, RABBIT, R32, GOLF WAGON, TIGUAN. *PE