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Service bulletin V531601 2040536

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 id10121111
Published by NHTSA2017-10-31
Manufacturer's numberV531601 2040536
Manufacturer's date2016-02-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

NHTSA's summary

The document refers to Corrosion being found where the rear bumper cover meets the quarter panel. It discusses how it can happen, and where to find warranty coverage to service the parts

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GLI2008, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2006
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2007 to 2009
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2009
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20091412009-05-14. Structure
99V2510001999-09-17. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
19990211999-02-15. Structure
99V0220001999-02-05. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

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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