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Service bulletin VIN4APIN20210913

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 id10201488
Published by NHTSA2021-10-06
Manufacturer's numberVIN4APIN20210913
Manufacturer's date2021-09-13
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states noise during clutch pedal operation Customer states no crank/no start. Vehicle is towed in. Customer states there is a popping/clicking noise while operating temperature settings Customer states MIL-on with P0401

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, Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

P0087, P0149, P0401, P053F

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS2020, 2021
VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT2020, 2021
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2021
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2021
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2021
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2019, 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
20196102019-12-06. Powertrain
19V8660002019-12-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
20194232019-08-22. Powertrain
20141362014-04-16. Powertrain
14V1820002014-04-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
13V5680002013-11-14. POWER TRAIN
20134042013-11-13. Powertrain
11V4660002011-09-07. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
20092492009-08-20. Powertrain
09V3330002009-08-20. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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