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Service bulletin 19J5

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 id10055758
Published by NHTSA2014-07-15
Manufacturer's number19J5
Manufacturer's date2014-03-18
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME CUSTOMERS OF 2012 AND 2013 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES HAVE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *LJ

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

Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2012, 2013

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

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