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Service bulletin V441304 2031087

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 id10125817
Published by NHTSA2017-12-14
Manufacturer's numberV441304 2031087
Manufacturer's date2013-06-27
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Technical Bulletin (Four Wheel Alignment Overview, Steering Wheel off Center, Vehicle Drift/Pull): This Technical Bulletin provides an overview for performing vehicle four Wheel Alignment, and information on improving vehicle drift/pull using selective tire placement. This Technical Service Bulletin is divided into four (4) Sections: Section I: Alignment overview & Steering Wheel Off Center (SWOC). Section 2: Drift/pull concerns at Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI). Section 3: Customer concerns for vehicle drift/pull Section 4: Volkswagen approved diagnostic balancers to address vehicle drift/pull

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20144642014-10-20. Suspension
14V6560002014-10-20. SUSPENSION:REAR

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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