# Service bulletin VIN4APIN20201210

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: 10185219
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-01\-08
- Manufacturer's number: VIN4APIN20201210
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-12\-10
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS; ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

Customer states MIL\-on with P0556 Customer states MIL\-on with P2421 Customer states MIL\-on with Misfire code Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states no voice output during calls / micro phone inoperative Customer states seat memory inoperative Customer states fuel odor/leak in the rear part of the vehicle \(without a punctured fuel tank, hoses or pipes\) or difficulty fueling fuel tank or fuel coming back up filler neck

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10185219-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10185219-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, Engine, Seats

## Trouble codes named

P0556, P2421

## Vehicles listed

- 2019 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS
- 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT
- 2017 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2017 to 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN
- 2019 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
- 2019 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
- 2019 to 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [23V619000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V619000.md), 2023-09-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [2023487](/recalls/tc/2023487.md), 2023-08-31: Electrical
- [23V604000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V604000.md), 2023-08-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- [21V616000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V616000.md), 2021-08-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- [21V038000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V038000.md), 2021-02-01: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SEATS
- [2021031](/recalls/tc/2021031.md), 2021-01-27: Seats And Restraints
- [2020392](/recalls/tc/2020392.md), 2020-08-26: Seats And Restraints
- [20V505000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V505000.md), 2020-08-26: SEATS
- [19V615000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V615000.md), 2019-08-22: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICE
- [18V824000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V824000.md), 2018-11-26: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [V0116152014815\_20](/bulletins/11038146.md), 2026-10-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Suggested fuel additive
- [VOS\-26\-47](/bulletins/11036886.md), 2026-09-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: Part number 3Q0\-959\-435N software version number 1307 has incorrect coding.
- [SM 35\-2026](/bulletins/11036867.md), 2026-09-04, Other: ENGINE. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
- [VWP\-26\-07](/bulletins/11035774.md), 2026-08-05, Warranty extension: ENGINE. For applicable 2018\-2022 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport 3.6L Settlement Class Vehicles \(NA6 warranty key\), the New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover 80% of the replacement of the Water Pump or Water Pump Gasket by an authorized Volkswagen Dealer to 8.5 years or 85,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s original in\-service date.
- [VWP\-26\-07 FAQ](/bulletins/11035773.md), 2026-08-05, Warranty extension: ENGINE. Supporting FAQ for VWP\-26\-07 Main Engine Wiring Harness Limited Warranty Extension \(Class Action\)
- [VOS\-26\-42](/bulletins/11035772.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 \- Hotfix 12\-V battery test\(s\) – No battery diagnosis \- Inconclusive test result.
- [V1718062017813\_24](/bulletins/11035762.md), 2026-08-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
- [V1719012012855\_81](/bulletins/11034617.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards
- [TT 13\-20\-01\_3](/bulletins/11034614.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
- [TT 10\-18\-02\_2](/bulletins/11034613.md), 2026-07-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Lubricating engine components before reassembly.

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