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Service bulletin TT 57-08-03

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 id10073853
Published by NHTSA2016-06-22
Manufacturer's numberTT 57-08-03
Manufacturer's date2012-12-07
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2007
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2005
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2006

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

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