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Service bulletin V461406 2015173

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 id10120230
Published by NHTSA2017-10-21
Manufacturer's numberV461406 2015173
Manufacturer's date2014-07-03
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin (Brake Disc Pulsation or Vibration): When applying brakes at highway speeds the following symptoms may occur: ? Brake pedal pulsation ? Vibration felt in vehicle body ? Steering wheel shakes For brake vibration or pulsation concerns, brake disc machining is allowed between 6 and 12 months or 6,000 and 12,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the warranty in service date. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN CC2013
VOLKSWAGEN CC2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN2015
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2013, 2014, 2015
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2013, 2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20191162019-03-06. Suspension
19V1880002019-03-06. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
20187172018-12-19. Suspension
18V9040002018-12-19. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
20144642014-10-20. Suspension
14V6560002014-10-20. SUSPENSION:REAR
20142882014-07-09. Suspension

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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