# Service bulletin VIN4APIN20210922

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: 10201543
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-10\-06
- Manufacturer's number: VIN4APIN20210922
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-09\-22
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

Customer states MIL\-on with P0087 P0149 P053F in the ECM Customer states noise from front suspension 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

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10201543-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10201543-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system

## Trouble codes named

P0087, P0149, P0401, P053F

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS
- 2020 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT
- 2013 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
- 2013 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
- 2010 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
- 2009 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
- 2021 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
- 2009 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN
- 2019 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [21V616000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V616000.md), 2021-08-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- [19V615000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V615000.md), 2019-08-22: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICE
- [2014069](/recalls/tc/2014069.md), 2014-03-05: Electrical
- [11V196000](/recalls/nhtsa/11V196000.md), 2011-03-29: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- [2011132](/recalls/tc/2011132.md), 2011-03-25: Electrical

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [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.
- [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.
- [VOS\-26\-15](/bulletins/11030829.md), 2026-04-06, 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 multiple test plans: All basic settings test for the following components \- Fill and bleed cooling system issue, N493, J338, Camshaft, V465 etc. Use this test for all the basic setting. You will need to select the component you need to run the basic settings. But there are also stand\-alone tests for each of those components.
- [VOS\-26\-01](/bulletins/11028490.md), 2026-02-06, 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 a test that is not reading any information from the battery data module \(BDM\) and will output:
- [V2715032016076\_13](/bulletins/11027254.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Diagnosis for Excessive Current Draw.
- [SM 60\-2025](/bulletins/11026188.md), 2025-12-05, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
- [V9124052074273\_6](/bulletins/11026186.md), 2025-12-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A "How To" activate Car Net® 2.0 \- Emergency Call Module and Communication Unit \-J949\-Vehicle is Offline \(Not Connected\)
- [V9124052074273\_5](/bulletins/11022722.md), 2025-09-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Activation
- [SM 45\-2025](/bulletins/11022719.md), 2025-09-04, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
- [V5719022055190\_6](/bulletins/11020323.md), 2025-07-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Remote Key Battery Replacement

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