# Service bulletin V171404 2012855

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10120329
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-10\-21
- Manufacturer's number: V171404 2012855
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-09\-02
- NHTSA component: ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin \(Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standard\): This document informs of a sample list of products generally available in the North American market that meet the Volkswagen Oil Quality Standard

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10120329-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10120329-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 1998 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
- 2011 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
- 2012 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
- 2012 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
- 1998 to 2002 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO
- 2009 to 2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC
- 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC
- 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC
- 2014 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN CC
- 2006 VOLKSWAGEN EOS
- 2007 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN EOS
- 1997 to 2004 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN
- 1997 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2007 to 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2010 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2014 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R
- 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
- 2006 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
- 1997 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
- 2007 to 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN
- 2009 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN
- 1997 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
- 2004 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON
- 2006 to 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT
- 2010 to 2013 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT
- 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
- 2009 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
- 2003 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG
- 2004 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [17V309000](/recalls/nhtsa/17V309000.md), 2017-05-11: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- [16V647000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V647000.md), 2016-09-07: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
- [15V705000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V705000.md), 2015-10-26: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
- [2015504](/recalls/tc/2015504.md), 2015-10-23: Engine
- [11V466000](/recalls/nhtsa/11V466000.md), 2011-09-07: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- [08V235000](/recalls/nhtsa/08V235000.md), 2008-05-28: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [2008183](/recalls/tc/2008183.md), 2008-05-23: Engine
- [1998126](/recalls/tc/1998126.md), 1998-06-22: Engine
- [98V134000](/recalls/nhtsa/98V134000.md), 1998-06-22: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Suggested fuel additive
- [SM 35\-2026](/bulletins/11036867.md), 2026-09-04, Other: ENGINE. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Lubricating engine components before reassembly.
- [VOS\-26\-21](/bulletins/11030847.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the error message ERP0204E could occur during perform initial operation, software configuration, SVM updates for any control module\(s\) etc.
- [WLA\-25\-11](/bulletins/11025452.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Coolant Bleed Procedure
- [V2125012077512\_2](/bulletins/11025438.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Turbocharger repair or replace due to stuck wastegate.
- [V1917012022548\_15](/bulletins/11025437.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE. G12Evo can now be mixed with previous coolants.

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