# Service bulletin TB\-09\-10\-02

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10035204
- Published by NHTSA: 2011\-02\-11
- Manufacturer's number: TB\-09\-10\-02
- Manufacturer's date: 2010\-08\-09
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

## NHTSA's summary

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

## 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

Electrical system, Lighting, 12\-volt battery, Alternator, Headlights

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
- 1999 to 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2005 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2007 to 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 1999 to 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
- 2005 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
- 2005 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
- 2006 to 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT
- 2010 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT
- 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
- 2009 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [07V442000](/recalls/nhtsa/07V442000.md), 2007-09-24: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [941403](/bulletins/10253215.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
- [941402](/bulletins/10253214.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
- [941401](/bulletins/10253213.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
- [Edition86](/bulletins/10243011.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [Edition70](/bulletins/10243002.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. VW Elsa Newsletter
- [V271901201189424](/bulletins/10239655.md), 2023-08-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Battery Testing and Charging using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000 Vas Charger
- [TT2006145a](/bulletins/10238953.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; STEERING. If replacing the high pressure fuel pump, also remove and inspect the cam follower from the timing cover/cylinder head to inspect it for wear. If wear is found, contact the Volkswagen Dealer Technician Helpline Powertrain Team for additional instructions.
- [TT2006145](/bulletins/10238952.md), 2023-07-10, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. If replacing the high pressure fuel pump, also remove the cam follower from the timing cover/cylinder head and inspect for wear. Reference Technical Bulletin 2015153 \(V151401\).
- [V271503201607611](/bulletins/10208920.md), 2022-04-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Discharged Battery, Diagnosis for excessive current draw.
- [TT 271002](/bulletins/10157828.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Updated to include model year 2014 thru 2018 applicability.

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