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Service bulletin VIN-4-A-PIN APRI

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 id10107761
Published by NHTSA2017-06-26
Manufacturer's numberVIN-4-A-PIN APRI
Manufacturer's date2016-04-21
NHTSA componentSTEERING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

NHTSA's summary

MIL-ON, FAULT P309F OR P309D, NO ELECTRIC DRIVE MODE CUSTOMER STATES CRANK NO START AND/OR IN-TANK FUEL PUMP MAKING NOISE AND POSSIBLY WITH FUEL PUMP FAULTS MIL-ON, FAULT P013E IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P164B IN ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P0011 AND/OR P0016 IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P2407 IN THE ECM CUSTOMER STATES NOISE FORM THE ENGINE/TURBO CUSTOMER STATES THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL MIL ON, FAULT P2181 IN THE ECM MIL-ON, FAULT P0456 IN THE ECM CUSTOMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE WHILE TURNING/ GOING OVER BUMPS VEHICLE ALIGNMENT NOT CORRECT, STEERING OFF CENTER, PULLS, DRIFTS, DURING PDI CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAL/SQUEAK WHEN OPERATING CLUTCH PEDAL CUSTOMER STATES THE A/C SYSTEM DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY CUSTOMER STATES INTERIOR "A" PILLAR TRIM IS LOOSE CUSTOMER STATES WIND NOISE FROM DRIVERS DOOR/WINDOW GUIDE CUSTOMER STATES AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ANY KEY FUNCTIONS (INCLUDING STARTING, KESSY, REMOTE BUTTONS)

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

Air bags, Body and frame, Engine, Equipment and accessories, Fuel system, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning, Steering, Suspension, Transmission and driveline, Clutch, Fuel pump, Turbocharger or supercharger

Trouble codes named

P0011, P0016, P013E, P0456, P164B, P2181, P2407, P309D, P309F

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2016
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TDI2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TDI2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN CC2013
VOLKSWAGEN CC2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTSWAGEN2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2016
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2016
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2011, 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
19V8660002019-12-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
17V5090002017-08-16. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
15V2290002015-04-17. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

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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