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Service bulletins for the 1999 Volkswagen Golf

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.

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

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V501606_20117612017-03-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. TO UPDATE CLAIM PROCESSING STATEMENT.
ESA-26E12014-03-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. VOLKSWAGEN: THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MONITORING SYSTEM, WITH THE ECM SOFTWARE, IS TOO SENSITIVE AND CAUSES THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO COME ON AND EXCEED EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA. MODEL 1999-2002 JETTA, GOLF, GTI. *PE
ERC-WA-002014-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. VOLKSWAGEN: DUE TO A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR IN UPPER PART OF EXHAUST SYSTEM, VEHICLE MAY EXCEED FEDERAL AND/OR CALIFORNIA EMISSION STANDARDS OR INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION. MODEL 1999-2001 GOLF, JETTA, NEW BEETLE. *PE
TB-94-10-022011-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. THE HEADLAMPS OR INSIDE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE SPEED. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. GOLF & WAGON GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA & WAGON & SPORTWAGON, RABBIT, R32, TIGUAN. *PE
TB-09-10-022011-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. VOLKSWAGEN: HEADLIGHTS MAY INTERMITTENTLY DIM SLIGHTLY AT IDLE. AT IDLE SPEED THE ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE CAN FLUCTUATE, AS THE ALTERNATOR CANNOT FULLY COMPENSATE THE FLUCTUATIONS. SOME ELECTRIC CONSUMERS COME ON IN CYCLES OR HAVE NO CONSTANT CURRENT CONSUMPTION, WHICH AMPLIFIES THIS EFFECT. THE LOAD CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE BATTERY CAN ALSO INFLUENCE THIS EFFECT. MODELS GOLF, GTI, NEW BEETLE & CONVERTIBLE, EOS, JETTA, WAGON, SPORTWAGEN, RABBIT, R32, GOLF WAGON, TIGUAN. *PE
20158312008-12-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VOLKSWAGEN: EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES. HEAT SHIELDS ARE TO BE INSPECTED AFTER COMPLETION O ANY TYPE OF REPAIR TO THE UNDERBODY (EXHAUST SYSTEM TRANSMISSION, ETC.), AND IF DAMAGED, REPLACED. *PE
20104642007-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MIL IS ON AND/OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS RATTLING. *KB
050120072007-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EMISSIONS RECALL CIRCULAR. REPROGRAMMING OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING OXYGEN SENSOR. *KB
0107022007-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. DTC'S P1297 (17705) OR P1557 (17965) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INTAKE HOSES LEAKING (DURING BOOST CONDITIONS) DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE ON CLAMPS OR IMPROPER PLACEMENT, WORN OR TORN INTAKE HOSES. *KB
06032007-01-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. DOOR WINDOWS, MAY SEPERATE FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *KB
112920052006-01-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE PRE-HEATER INSTALLATION. CALIX. *TT
05012005-12-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. DOOR WINDOW, SEPARATES FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *JB
05012005-10-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MIL IS ON AND OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS RATTLING. *SC
05022005-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1603 (18011) STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT
0042005-01-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TC
04202004-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TT
04022004-07-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRING. *MJ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING DOOR WINDOW, SEPARATES FROM WINDOW REGULATOR CLAMPS. *TT
04102004-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EVALUATING FUEL MIXTURE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) - HOW TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM ADAPTATION SYSTEM TOO RICH/ TOO LEAN. VOLKSWAGEN. *MJ
04092004-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EVALUATING FUEL MIXTURE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES- HOW TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM ADAPTATION - SYSTEM TOO RICH/TOO LEAN. VOLKSWAGEN. *MJ
04012004-04-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. NEW STYLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REQUIRES CARE DURING INSTALLATION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SWITCH. *TT
03072003-06-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRS. *TT
02052003-03-24. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0410, P0411, OR P1423 STORED IN DTC MEMORY. *TT
02012002-09-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. FRESH AIR BLOWER MOTOR, INOPERATIVE AT AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. *TT
01012002-07-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON REPLACING / ADJUSTING THE BRAKE SWITCH. *TT
01012002-02-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HUMMING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING CORNERING. *SLC

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