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Service bulletin VIN4APIN20210519

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 id10193921
Published by NHTSA2021-06-03
Manufacturer's numberVIN4APIN20210519
Manufacturer's date2021-05-19
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION; SEATS

NHTSA's summary

Customer states MIL-on with P013E in the ECM Customer states front suspension noise while driving 3rd row seat lift strap detached Hood release inoperative Rear tailgate strut broken/loose/detached

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

Seats, Suspension

Trouble codes named

P013E

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2021
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT2021
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2021
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2020, 2021
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2019, 2020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20221322022-03-23. Suspension
22V1760002022-03-23. SUSPENSION
21V8120002021-10-15. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
21V0380002021-02-01. SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS; SEATS
20210312021-01-27. Seats And Restraints
20203922020-08-26. Seats And Restraints
20V5050002020-08-26. SEATS
20191162019-03-06. Suspension
19V1880002019-03-06. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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VWP-25-07 FAQ2025-06-03. Warranty extension. Supporting FAQ for the VWP-25-07 Atlas Second Row Seat Latching Mechanism
V7224012076150_12025-01-07. Service bulletin. Software update for seat adjustment motor
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VIN4APIN2311292023-12-06. Service bulletin. Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 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 seat belt won't retract
VIN4APIN2311202023-12-06. Service bulletin. Customer states rattle from below the vehicle Customer states MIL-on, P0442 stored in ECM memory* Customer states MIL-on, fault P04F0 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 seat belt won't retract