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Service bulletin SA-97-AM

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10056392
Published by NHTSA2014-11-19
Manufacturer's numberSA-97-AM
Manufacturer's date2014-05-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

NHTSA's summary

VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO POSSIBLE PREMATURE FAILURE OF F16 FUSE POSITION CAUSED BY DEGRADATION OF COATING MATERIAL, A PARTIAL LOSS OF LIGHTING WILL RENDER VEHICLE LESS VISIBLE, DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. MODEL 2009-2010 JETTA SEDAN, 2009 GTI. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2009
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2009, 2010

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

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