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Service bulletin 9705159702A

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 id53612
Published by NHTSA1998-03-30
Manufacturer's number9705159702A
Manufacturer's date1997-05-15
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

PROCEDURES APPLYING TO DISTRIBUTOR INSTALLATION ON UPDATED 2.0L ENGINES. *YC

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Ignition

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1997
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA1997

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

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