Service bulletin AVT-14-24

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.

NHTSA's summary

Supersedes AVT-14-09 due to corrected information. This document contains step-by-step instructions required to perform Windows® 7 operating system recovery on VAS 6150A, VAS 6150B and 6150C diagnostic laptop devices ONLY. Specifically, these instructions apply to existing VAS 6150A, VAS 6150B and VAS 6150C devices that were updated from Windows XP to Windows 7 using the VWGoA-supplied installation DVDs, and new VAS 6150C devices purchased with Windows 7 already installed. Due to their function as diagnostic tools, VAS diagnostic laptops are equipped with a proprietary Windows® 7 operating system. Unlike commercially-available Panasonic CF-52 or CF-53 laptops, a partitioned hard drive is utilized. These instructions were validated using US/CDN market devices and software. The various operating manuals included with the laptop may contain information that is not applicable to the US/CDN market. For system recovery etc., the instructions provided here take precedent.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

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