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Service bulletin V261503 2038752

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 id10122916
Published by NHTSA2017-11-08
Manufacturer's numberV261503 2038752
Manufacturer's date2015-04-24
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin: This document contains fault codes for matience on MIL ON, Exhaust Flap Faults. The new Generation III TDI engines have an exhaust flap that is welded into the exhaust pipe assembly. If faults for the flap electronics are stored, it is not necessary to replace the complete pipe. Replacement electronics components are 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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2015
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2015
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2015
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V6470002016-09-07. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
15V7050002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
20155042015-10-23. Engine

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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