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Service bulletin TT 96-14-05

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 id10107617
Published by NHTSA2017-06-23
Manufacturer's numberTT 96-14-05
Manufacturer's date2016-04-15
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

THE UPDATE TO THE TECH TIP INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL MODEL YEAR APPLICABILITY AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO ADAPT KEYS USING THE ADAPT IMMOBILIZER TEST PLAN.

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, Equipment and accessories, Ignition

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN EGOLF2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTSWAGEN2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2015
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V6150002019-08-22. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
18V4640002018-07-11. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TT9614052024-04-08. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation Test Plan
TT9614052023-06-13. Service bulletin. To adapt keys to a 2015 Golf or Golf GTI, it is necessary to complete the ?Adapt Immobilizer? test plan. This test plan can be found under the ODIS Special Functions Tab (figure 1) or by navigating to ?Immobilizer functions? under ?Elect. Immobilizer 5A? after clicking the ?Select self test? button in the Test Plan tab (figure 2). This procedure adapts both the remote and immobilizer functions of the key.
TT961405 Tech Ti2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation.
TT9614052022-06-13. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key/Key Remote Adaptation.
TT 96 14 05_162021-09-02. Service bulletin. Immobilizer Key adaptation test plan. Update to model applicability.
TT281601_20447722017-06-16. Service bulletin. REPAIR TIP TO PERVENT DAMAGE TO THE IGNITION COIL BOOTS DURING COIL OR SPARK PLUG REMOVAL. NOT ADDRESSED BY REPAIR MANUAL.