# Service bulletin V271901201189422 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: 10228178 - Published by NHTSA: 2023\-01\-06 - Manufacturer's number: V271901201189422 - Manufacturer's date: 2022\-12\-06 - NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ## NHTSA's summary Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 \& GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability. ## The document - [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10228178-0001.pdf) - [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10228178-9999.pdf) The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. ## Components Electrical system ## Vehicles listed - 2019 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON - 2018 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS - 2020 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT - 1998 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE - 2012 to 2019 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE - 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE - 2003 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE - 2012 to 2019 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE - 1998 to 2002 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO - 2005 to 2011 VOLKSWAGEN CC - 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC - 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC - 2014 to 2017 VOLKSWAGEN CC - 2015 to 2020 VOLKSWAGEN E\-GOLF - 2005 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN EOS - 2007 to 2016 VOLKSWAGEN EOS - 2017 VOLKSWAGEN EOS - 1998 to 2004 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN - 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GLI - 1998 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF - 2007 to 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF - 2010 to 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF - 2022 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF - 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF A7 - 2017 to 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ALLTRACK - 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2014 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2016 to 2020 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2021 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2022 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R - 2013 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN - 2015 to 2020 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN - 2010 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WAGON - 1998 to 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - 2004 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - 2005 to 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - 2016 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID 4 - 2021 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 - 1998 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA - 2013 to 2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID - 2005 to 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN - 2009 to 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN - 2002 to 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON - 1998 to 2022 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT - 2023 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT - 1998 to 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON - 2004 to 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON - 2011 VOLKSWAGEN POLO 1.6 COMFORTLINE - 2004 VOLKSWAGEN R32 - 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32 - 2005 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT - 2006 to 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT - 2010 to 2013 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT - 2021 VOLKSWAGEN TAOS - 2022 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN TAOS - 2021 VOLKSWAGEN TAREK - 2005 to 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN - 2009 to 2023 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN - 2018 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN LIMITED - 2003 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG - 2004 to 2017 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG - 2011 to 2016 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID ## 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 - [19V615000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V615000.md), 2019-08-22: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICE - [19V094000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V094000.md), 2019-02-13: SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL - [18V824000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V824000.md), 2018-11-26: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL - [18V464000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V464000.md), 2018-07-11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICE - [2017455](/recalls/tc/2017455.md), 2017-09-20: Electrical - [16V171000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V171000.md), 2016-03-24: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING - [2016132](/recalls/tc/2016132.md), 2016-03-23: 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. - [V9326022080670\_1](/bulletins/11030835.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Flushing H.V. Battery before opening - [V9323082071535\_6](/bulletins/11030832.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Determine H.V. Battery Health \& Remaining Capacity - [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 \(Not Connected\) - [V4823012070207\_11](/bulletins/11025441.md), 2025-11-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Replace steering wheel cover. 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