Service bulletin 170102
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 | 622398 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-10-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 170102 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2001-06-20 |
| Replaces | 170002 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE |
NHTSA's summary
SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL LEAK AFTER CHANGING ENGINE OIL. MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATES ON THREADS OF OIL DRAIN PLUG OR OIL PAN (IF BOTH ARE NOT CLEANED PRIOR TO INSTALLING AND TIGHTENING THE OIL DRAIN PLUG TO THE PROPER TORQUE). *TT
The document
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Components
Engine
| VOLKSWAGEN VOLKSWAGEN | 1999 to 2001 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.