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Service bulletin V171701 2012855

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 id10133344
Published by NHTSA2018-04-16
Manufacturer's numberV171701 2012855
Manufacturer's date2017-07-05
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

17 17 01 July 5, 2017 2012855 Supersedes Technical Bulletin 17-16-02 (V171602) dated April 29, 2016 due to updated oil standards lists to current specifications. Engine Oils Which Meet Volkswagen Oil Quality Standards

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

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2018
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2011
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
VOLKSWAGEN CC2009 to 2011
VOLKSWAGEN CC2012
VOLKSWAGEN CC2013
VOLKSWAGEN CC2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN EGOLF2015, 2016, 2017
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2006
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2007 to 2009
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON2004, 2005, 2006
VOLKSWAGEN R322004
VOLKSWAGEN R322005 to 2007
VOLKSWAGEN R322008
VOLKSWAGEN R322009
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2008
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2003
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V1590002018-03-08. ENGINE
17V3090002017-05-11. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20170522017-02-03. Engine
17V0700002017-02-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
16V6470002016-09-07. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
16V1380002016-03-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
15V7050002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
20155042015-10-23. Engine
11V4660002011-09-07. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
08V2350002008-05-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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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