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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 id10242382
Published by NHTSA2023-09-18
Manufacturer's numberEdition53
Manufacturer's date2013-09-16
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

VW Elsa Newsletter

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

Electrical system, Body control module

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT2012, 2013
VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2012, 2013, 2014
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG2011, 2012

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TT5710042023-07-10. Service bulletin. If no communication can be established to the Vehicle electrical system control module J519 (address word 09) in Guided Fault Finding or Vehicle Self Diagnosis, it may be necessary to cycle door locks. It is recommended to cycle both the remote locks and the driver?s door lock switch when attempting to communicate to the module with the scan tool. Ensure all vehicle doors are unlocked before communication is retried.