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Service bulletin V871518 2038368

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 id10122160
Published by NHTSA2017-11-08
Manufacturer's numberV871518 2038368
Manufacturer's date2015-12-16
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin 9Air Conditioning Does Not Cool and or Compressor is Noisy): The condition may be caused by a faulty A/C compressor regulator valve N280 (Sanden). The internal components of the valve can be obstructed and incapable of full function. This loss of refrigerant regulation from N280 can cause noise from the air conditioning compressor and/or affect the HVAC cooling. This document discusses the "Fault Codes" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of 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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2015
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2016

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

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