Service bulletin V4616012043146_3
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 | 11021372 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2025-08-05 |
| Manufacturer's number | V4616012043146_3 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2025-07-14 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION |
NHTSA's summary
How to identify and when to replace a leaking strut
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
| VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
|---|---|
| VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | 2009, 2010 |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE | 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN CC | 2009 to 2011 |
| VOLKSWAGEN CC | 2012 |
| VOLKSWAGEN CC | 2013 |
| VOLKSWAGEN CC | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| VOLKSWAGEN E-GOLF | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| VOLKSWAGEN EOS | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R | 2022 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R | 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GTI | 2022 to 2024 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GTI | 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ | 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | 2009, 2010 |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT | 2022 |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON | 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN | 2009, 2010 |
| VOLKSWAGEN TAOS | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 25V434000 | 2025-06-30. SERVICE BRAKES; SUSPENSION |
|---|---|
| 2025355 | 2025-06-25. Suspension |
| 2022612 | 2022-10-26. Suspension |
| 22V807000 | 2022-10-26. SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
| 2022132 | 2022-03-23. Suspension |
| 22V176000 | 2022-03-23. SUSPENSION |
| 21V812000 | 2021-10-15. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING |
| 2019619 | 2019-12-11. Suspension |
| 2019116 | 2019-03-06. Suspension |
| 19V188000 | 2019-03-06. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| SM 08-2026 | 2026-03-03. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
|---|---|
| SM 04-2026 | 2026-03-03. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
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| V4016012043146_4 | 2025-12-05. Service bulletin. What is and what is not a leaking suspension strut. |
| V4019012028353_12 | 2025-04-04. Service bulletin. Front suspension noisy, spring rubs on strut perch. |
| 441307 | 2023-10-16. Service bulletin. Supersedes T.B. V441306 dated November 22, 2013 to change Service Number from 4440 to 4405. For information on Alignment, please see Tech Tip 44 13 03 ? Alignment Overview. |
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