# Service bulletin VIN4APIN20210407 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: 10190251 - Published by NHTSA: 2021\-05\-06 - Manufacturer's number: VIN4APIN20210407 - Manufacturer's date: 2021\-04\-07 - NHTSA component: SUSPENSION; SEATS; STRUCTURE ## NHTSA's summary Customer states front suspension noise while driving 3rd row seat lift strap detached Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached ## The document - [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10190251-0001.pdf) - [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10190251-9999.pdf) The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. ## Components Body and frame, Seats, Suspension ## Vehicles listed - 2020 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA - 2019 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN ## Recalls for the same vehicles and component - [2022170](/recalls/tc/2022170.md), 2022-04-06: Structure - [22V226000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V226000.md), 2022-04-06: STRUCTURE:BODY - [2022132](/recalls/tc/2022132.md), 2022-03-23: Suspension - [22V176000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V176000.md), 2022-03-23: SUSPENSION - [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 - [2019116](/recalls/tc/2019116.md), 2019-03-06: Suspension - [19V188000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V188000.md), 2019-03-06: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [SM 04\-2026](/bulletins/11029306.md), 2026-03-03, Other: SUSPENSION. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. - [V4016012043146\_4](/bulletins/11026184.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. What is and what is not a leaking suspension strut. - [V4616012043146\_3](/bulletins/11021372.md), 2025-08-05, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION. How to identify and when to replace a leaking strut - [V0019012040590\_14](/bulletins/11014947.md), 2025-03-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Water migration under the RAPGARD® protection when vehicle arrives at dealership. - [V5515032021354\_8](/bulletins/11010024.md), 2024-11-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Lack of paint under roof - [TT 00\-24\-01](/bulletins/11008846.md), 2024-10-09, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. Wind \& Water Leak Checking - [DC 60E260E5\_EXP2](/bulletins/10252087.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE. In some sunroof\-equipped vehicles, the front sunroof drains can become blocked with moist debris. If this happens, water could leak into the passenger compartment. Expiration date announcement - [VIN4APIN20240102](/bulletins/10249140.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\); SEAT BELTS; SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER. Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL\-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill\-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL\-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states noise while driving Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states driver's seat creaking or squeaking while driving or when getting in and out of vehicle Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press \(not KESSY\) Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states blower motor inoperative Customer states sunroof cracked Customer states rear spoiler is loose Customer states seat belt won't retract - [Closure 66L4](/bulletins/10247531.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. In certain situations, water may leak through the seam in the under hood cowl and into the vehicle interior. Closure notice - [VIN4APIN20231207](/bulletins/10247178.md), 2024-01-04, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\); SEATS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL\-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states Mill\-on, P0462 and/or P0463 stored in ECM memory Customer states MIL\-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory Customer states noise while driving Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states driver's seat creaking or squeaking while driving or when getting in and out of vehicle Customer states key FOB lock/unlock functions do not work via button press \(not KESSY\) Customer states seat memory is inoperative Customer states blower motor inoperative Customer states sunroof cracked Customer states rear spoiler is loose Customer states seat belt won't retract JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10190251](/v1/bulletins/10190251) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20VIN4APIN20210407&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F10190251&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20VIN4APIN20210407)