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Service bulletin 9918

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 id610170
Published by NHTSA2000-04-19
Manufacturer's number9918
Manufacturer's date1999-10-29
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1580 (17988) AND P0103 (16487) STORED IN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE MEMORY. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P0103, P1580

Vehicles listed
VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO
VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

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

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