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Service bulletins for the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R

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.

562 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TT 9116132019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Update to MIB2 information to include 2015 and 2017 model year. On cars with a single USB port, the Apple authentication chip is in the USB port. On cars with 2 USB ports (one front and one rear), the authentication chip is in the USB hub. CarPlay will not work from a rear USB port. For static connection issues with no faults, no cable issues and no debris in the phone’s cable port, swapping the USB port or hub with a known good part should be the first step in diagnosis.
TT 90 11 012019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Instrument cluster production mode solution, updated to include additional model and model year applicability.
MIB II Troublesh2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. MIBII Informational Document
SM 44-2017 EN2019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
TT 91 18 182019-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. Horn and ancillary steering wheel controls diagnosis.
analysis list 022019-01-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; SERVICE BRAKES; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. Customer states noise from the engine/turbo and/or MIL-on and misfire faults
analysis list 092019-01-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MIL-on, Fault P013E in the ECM
TT 96 12 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Loss of 15 power defeat process.
TT 91 18 112018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Voice Command button operation.
TT 91 18 092018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. MIB2 system Identification tip
TT 91 18 082018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Infotainment issues
TT 91 18 08 20182018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Metadata correction, Infotainment issues
TT 57 10 112018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Comfort/BCM Replacement direction, updated to include additional model year applicability.
TT 38 18 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Transmission mechitronics adaptation to immobilizer instruction.
TT 27 18 082018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. Information for additional diagnosis should the Driver Assistance Systems Front Camera not calibrate, complete calibration or set a limit exceeded fault.
TT 21 18 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. Incorrect removal of Turbocharger oil feed line may cause engine damage
TT 10 12 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine replacement tip
TT 00 18 022018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. DTC Status Bit Definitions.
V171802-20372012018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Update to include additional model and model year applicability.
TT 60 18 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. Direction to denote compression/settling time of sunroof seal after replacement.
TT 58 18 012018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Key Battery Diagnostic Process
TT 24 13 032018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Updated existing tip to include latest model years for explanation of P130A
TT 01 18 102018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Direction to verify software levels to address P1612/U03000
VWP-18-112018-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
VWP-18-11 2018102018-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; STEERING. This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.