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Service bulletin TT401401

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 id10238608
Published by NHTSA2023-07-05
Manufacturer's numberTT401401
Manufacturer's date2014-06-13
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Recommend inspecting both front struts (including the protective sleeves / dust covers), for suspension blocks that might not have been completely removed during PDI. Remove any suspension blocks found and retest for concern. Please also reference VWIQ for Techs, Quarter 3 series, ?Suspension Blocks?.

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 GOLF2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20191162019-03-06. Suspension
19V1880002019-03-06. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
20187172018-12-19. Suspension
18V9040002018-12-19. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
20142882014-07-09. Suspension

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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