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Service bulletin VSE1219

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 id10237887
Published by NHTSA2023-06-20
Manufacturer's numberVSE1219
Manufacturer's date2012-11-28
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

This communication provides important information on how to obtain the latest alignment programs for Volkswagen through direct download from Service Net. The procedure is available only to dealers that have completed their required VAG alignment upgrades.

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN CC2012
VOLKSWAGEN EOS2012
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2012
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WAGON2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN GTI2012
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2012
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2012
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012
VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT2012
VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN2012
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2012
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2012
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HYBRID2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20144642014-10-20. Suspension
14V6560002014-10-20. SUSPENSION:REAR
12V1470002012-04-05. SUSPENSION:REAR

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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TT4414022023-07-05. Service bulletin. This can be the due to the Encoder Ring being ground down on the wheel bearing hub unit, resulting in a damaged part.
TT4413032023-07-05. Service bulletin. This Tech Tip provides an overview of vehicle four wheel alignment, and important steps that should be followed when performing four wheel alignments.
TT441301a2023-07-05. Service bulletin. The suspension characteristics of the Touareg make it more susceptible to variations in the rim and/or tire. For this reason a diagnostic balancer is necessary to balance, force match and/or select tire placement so that the vibration may be improved.