Service bulletin 23Q3 Circular Re
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 | 10125593 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-12-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23Q3 Circular Re |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-05-26 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
The Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have determined that Volkswagen vehicles equipped with a 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI engine do not comply with applicable emissions regulations. The emissions control systems on the vehicles will not control emissions under off-cycle conditions as effectively as during the federal test procedure. The extent of the emissions increase under off-cycle conditions depends upon how the vehicles are driven.
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
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | 2015 |
|---|---|
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTSWAGEN | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN GTI | 2015 |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | 2015 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 16V647000 | 2016-09-07. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL |
|---|---|
| 15V705000 | 2015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM |
| 2015504 | 2015-10-23. Engine |
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