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Service bulletin TT 55-13-01

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 id10125748
Published by NHTSA2017-12-14
Manufacturer's numberTT 55-13-01
Manufacturer's date2013-07-12
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

NHTSA's summary

Tech Tips (Rear Lid Does Not Open After Handle Replacement): If the rear lid handle is replaced with part number 1J0 827 566L, the microswitch from the original handle must be transferred to the new handle. If original microswitch is not available, microswitch part number 1J5 962 104 B should be ordered and installed.

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

Electrical system, Latches and locks, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
03V2660002003-07-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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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