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Service bulletins for the 2001 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Headlights are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
9414032024-04-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414022024-04-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
9414012024-04-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation
Edition862023-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. VW Elsa Newsletter
Edition702023-10-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. VW Elsa Newsletter
V941402 20115212017-12-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Technical Bulletin (Exterior Lights, Moisture Accumulation): Exterior light assemblies (headlights, taillights, fog lights, turn signals) are vented and may collect moisture on their inner surfaces, depending on humidity and other climatic changes. This document discusses necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue.
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

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