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Service bulletin TT 74-15-01

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 id10107612
Published by NHTSA2017-06-23
Manufacturer's numberTT 74-15-01
Manufacturer's date2016-04-15
NHTSA componentSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

NHTSA's summary

THE UPDATE TO THIS TECH TIP WAS TO INCLUDE THE 2016 MODEL YEAR APPLICABILITY.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2011
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20227352022-12-14. Seats And Restraints
20153442015-07-31. Seats And Restraints
14V6700002014-10-24. SEATS
20144692014-10-22. Seats And Restraints

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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