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Service bulletin TB-69-12-02

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10047822
Published by NHTSA2012-12-08
Manufacturer's numberTB-69-12-02
Manufacturer's date2012-10-02
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO A LOOSE OR UNFASTENED CONNECTOR FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. MODELS 2010-2013 GOLF, GTI, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, JETTA SEDAN. *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

Air bags, Electrical system

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2010, 2011, 2012
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V8620002019-12-04. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V6150002019-08-22. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
20181112018-03-06. Airbag
18V1480002018-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V0780002016-02-10. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20160642016-02-09. Airbag
15V4830002015-08-04. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
20140692014-03-05. Electrical
11V1960002011-03-29. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
20111322011-03-25. Electrical

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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